# 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.

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.25
- Published: 2026-04-28 · Updated: 2026-04-28

## Affected

- KDE KCoreAddons: fixed in 6.25

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on KDE KCoreAddons, upgrade to a fixed version (6.25) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kcoreaddons/
- https://github.com/KDE/kcoreaddons/blob/50d360736c399502fedf203e95482b0d0e5a3ea2/src/lib/util/kshell.h#L43-L49
- https://github.com/KDE/kcoreaddons/blob/50d360736c399502fedf203e95482b0d0e5a3ea2/src/lib/util/kshell.h#L168
- https://github.com/KDE/kcoreaddons/releases/tag/v6.25.0
- https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20260427-1.txt

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