Description
A time-to-check-time-of-use in polkit authentication of qSnapper before version 1.3.3 allowed a local attacker to bypass qSnappers authentication mechanism and operate e.g. as root user.
Published: 2026-06-22
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

qSnapper includes a time‑to‑check to time‑of‑use vulnerability in its polkit authentication mechanism, allowing a local attacker to bypass the authentication check and operate with elevated privileges, potentially as root.

Affected Systems

The vulnerable product is qSnapper from presire. Any deployment running a version earlier than 1.3.3 is affected. The patch that fixes the issue is available in release v1.3.3 and newer.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 8.1 indicates a high severity risk. Because the exploit is local, it is limited to users who already have local access to the system and there is no current EPSS data or KEV listing, the likelihood is not quantified but the potential for privilege escalation remains significant whenever local users are present.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on June 22, 2026 at 16:25 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update qSnapper to release v1.3.3 or newer, which removes the vulnerable authentication check.
  • If an immediate update is not possible, disable or restrict the polkit service that qSnapper uses to prevent local users from invoking the vulnerability.
  • Ensure the system applies the latest security patches and audits local accounts for privilege misuse, addressing the underlying authentication weakness highlighted by CWE‑367.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on June 22, 2026 at 16:25 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Presire
Presire qsnapper
Vendors & Products Presire
Presire qsnapper

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A time-to-check-time-of-use in polkit authentication of qSnapper before version 1.3.3 allowed a local attacker to bypass qSnappers authentication mechanism and operate e.g. as root user.
Title Weak polkit authentication check in qSnapper
Weaknesses CWE-367
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Subscriptions

Presire Qsnapper
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-22T16:23:19.149Z

Reserved: 2026-04-16T13:37:50.679Z

Link: CVE-2026-41045

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-22T16:23:14.337Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-23T21:03:26Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-367

    Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition