High severity · published Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-110236
KDE Dolphin 24.08.0 through 26.08.2 OS Command Injection via Crafted Folder Name
7.0
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
KDE Dolphin 24.08.0 through 26.08.2 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute commands by supplying crafted folder names substituted into the {path} placeholder. Attackers can embed a double quote and shell metacharacters in a directory name to escape quoting in slotDoubleClickViewBackground, executing commands when victims double-click the view background.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
Dolphin · KDE
24.08.0 through 26.08.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110236
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-110236
third-party-advisory
https://hackmd.io/@1ExmmukzRMWN7B4gQ4W-4Q/HJCMaGsizg
technical-description
https://github.com/KDE/dolphin/blob/v26.08.2/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp#L3195-L3225
third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kde-dolphin-24.08.0-through-26.08.2-os-command-injection-via-crafted-folder-name
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