Medium severity · published Apr 28, 2026
CVE-2026-41525
KDE Dolphin before 25.12.3 allows applications in a Flatpak (or with AppArmor confinement) to open folders outside of the application sandbox without additional scrutiny
6.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
KDE Dolphin before 25.12.3 allows applications in a Flatpak (or with AppArmor confinement) to open folders outside of the application sandbox without additional scrutiny. Dolphin's implementation of the FileManager1 protocol allows the path given to be any type of file, including scripts or executables. (By default, Dolphin will then prompt the user to determine if they want to launch a script or executable; however, the intended behavior is to block the attempted action, not present a consent prompt.)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
Dolphin · KDE
before 25.12.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41525
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41525
github.com
https://github.com/KDE/dolphin/releases/tag/v25.12.3
invent.kde.org
https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/
kde.org
https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20260427-2.txt
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/19/1
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