CVE-2025-49091
8.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Summary
KDE Konsole before 25.04.2 allows remote code execution in a certain scenario. It supports loading URLs from the scheme handlers such as a ssh:// or telnet:// or rlogin:// URL. This can be executed regardless of whether the ssh, telnet, or rlogin binary is available. In this mode, there is a code path where if that binary is not available, Konsole falls back to using /bin/bash for the given arguments (i.e., the URL) provided. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KDE | Konsole | 0 < 25.04.2 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-670: CWE-670 Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
CVE Program Container
Additional References
References
- https://invent.kde.org/utilities/konsole/-/tags
- https://konsole.kde.org/changelog.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/10/5
- https://invent.kde.org/utilities/konsole/-/commit/09d20dea109050b4c02fb73095f327b5642a2b75
- https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20250609-1.txt
- https://proofnet.de/publikationen/konsole_rce.html
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