CVE-2026-110236 (GCVE-0-2026-110236)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-13 18:50 – Updated: 2026-10-13 18:50
VLAI
Title
KDE Dolphin 24.08.0 through 26.08.2 OS Command Injection via Crafted Folder Name
Summary
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.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
VulnCheck CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 84/100 over 6031 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
KDE Dolphin Affected: 24.08.0 , ≤ 26.08.2 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-10-13 00:00
Credits
hieuPenguinnn
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