CVE-2026-41048 Caching of Authentication allows Authentication Bypass in qSnapper

Incorrect caching of authentication between different polkit methods in qSnapper before version 1.3.3 allowed a local attacker to use functions like "restore from snapshot" even if only allowed to do "delete snapshot"...

CVE-2026-41048

CVE-2026-41048 describes an authentication caching bug in qSnapper prior to version 1.3.3 where caching between different polkit methods could allow a local attacker to perform privileged actions (e.g., restore from a snapshot) even when the user should only be able to delete snapshots. Affected ...

PT-2026-51335

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions qSnapper versions prior to 1.3.3 Description Incorrect caching of authentication between different polkit PolicyKit, a component for controlling privileges in Unix-like operating systems methods allows a local attacker to perform unauthorized...