OESA-2026-2604 kf5-kcoreaddons security update

KCoreAddons provides classes built on top of QtCore to perform various tasks such as manipulating mime types, autosaving files, creating backup files, generating random sequences, performing text manipulations such as macro replacement, accessing user information and many more. Security Fixes: In...

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...

EUVD-2026-26004

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...

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...