The KDE Connect verification-code protocol before 2025-04-18 uses only 8 characters and therefore allows brute-force attacks. This affects KDE Connect before 1.33.0 on Android, KDE Connect before 25.04 on desktop, KDE Connect before 0.5 on iOS, Valent before 1.0.0.alpha.47, and GSConnect before 59.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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References
Link Providers
https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20250418-3.txt cve-icon cve-icon
https://kdeconnect.kde.org cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 04:45:00 +0000

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Description The KDE Connect verification-code protocol before 2025-04-18 uses only 8 characters and therefore allows brute-force attacks. This affects KDE Connect before 1.33.0 on Android, KDE Connect before 25.04 on desktop, KDE Connect before 0.5 on iOS, Valent before 1.0.0.alpha.47, and GSConnect before 59.
Weaknesses CWE-331
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-05T04:30:35.365Z

Reserved: 2025-04-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-32898

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-05T05:16:58.480

Modified: 2025-12-05T05:16:58.480

Link: CVE-2025-32898

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