Description
In KDE KCoreAddons before 6.25, KShell::quoteArgs is intended to safely quote arguments so that they can be passed to a shell command. This parsing does not adequately handle metacharacters, leading to an escape from the shell. All applications relying on this method in a security-critical path to handle user input are affected and could be exploited. In particular, because sendInput() sends a string to a terminal, a control character such as \x01 can be used during injection.
Published: 2026-04-28
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Kde
Kde kcoreaddons
Vendors & Products Kde
Kde kcoreaddons

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0000

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Description In KDE KCoreAddons before 6.25, KShell::quoteArgs is intended to safely quote arguments so that they can be passed to a shell command. This parsing does not adequately handle metacharacters, leading to an escape from the shell. All applications relying on this method in a security-critical path to handle user input are affected and could be exploited. In particular, because sendInput() sends a string to a terminal, a control character such as \x01 can be used during injection.
Weaknesses CWE-150
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T06:52:22.174Z

Reserved: 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-41526

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-28T08:16:01.647

Modified: 2026-04-28T08:16:01.647

Link: CVE-2026-41526

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-28T09:16:39Z

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