USN-8857-1: KCoreAddons vulnerability

It was discovered that KCoreAddons incorrectly handled shell argument quoting in KShell::quoteArgs. The parsing did not adequately handle shell metacharacters, which could lead to a shell escape. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands in applications that relied o...

CVE-2026-41526

A flaw was found in KDE KCoreAddons. The KShell::quoteArgs function, intended to safely quote arguments for shell commands, does not properly handle special characters. This vulnerability allows an attacker to inject control characters, such as \x01, leading to an escape from the shell...

AZL-85232 CVE-2026-41526 affecting package kf-kcoreaddons for versions less than 5.249.0-2

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 t...

CVE-2026-41526

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 t...

CVE-2026-41526: Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences

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 t...

CVE-2026-41526

In KDE KCoreAddons prior to 6.25, the KShell::quoteArgs function intended to safely quote arguments for shell commands does not correctly handle metacharacters, enabling possible shell escapes. The issue affects applications using this path to process user input in security-critical contexts, not...

PT-2026-35678

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions KDE KCoreAddons versions prior to 6.25 Description The KShell::quoteArgs function is designed to safely quote arguments for shell commands. However, it fails to adequately handle metacharacters, which can lead to a shell escape. Applications...

CVE-2026-41526

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 t...