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CVE-2026-41527 Detail

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.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://commits.kde.org/kleopatra/73471abb92d99c56354adb582bfaec2764c22b79 MITRE
https://github.com/KDE/kleopatra/releases MITRE
https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20260408-1.txt MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-670 Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation MITRE  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-41527
NVD Published Date:
04/21/2026
NVD Last Modified:
04/21/2026
Source:
MITRE