CVE-2026-41527 | KDE Kleopatra up to 26.7.x on Windows control flow
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A vulnerability was found in KDE Kleopatra up to 26.7.x on Windows and classified as problematic . Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to incorrect control flow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-41527 . An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
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VDB-358755 · CVE-2026-41527 · GCVE-0-2026-41527
KDE KLEOPATRA UP TO 26.7.X ON WINDOWS CONTROL FLOW
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CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score
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Summaryinfo
A vulnerability was found in KDE Kleopatra up to 26.7.x on Windows. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in control flow. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-41527. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability was found in KDE Kleopatra up to 26.7.x on Windows. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a control flow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-670. The code contains a control flow path that does not reflect the algorithm that the path is intended to implement, leading to incorrect behavior any time this path is navigated. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-41527 since 04/20/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
Upgrading to version 26.08.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
Productinfo
Vendor
KDE
Name
Kleopatra
Version
26.0
26.1
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26.4
26.5
26.6
26.7
License
open-source
Website
Vendor: https://kde.org/
Product: https://github.com/KDE/kleopatra/
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CVSSv3info
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6
VulDB Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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CNA Base Score: 6.9
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Control flow
CWE: CWE-670
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Kleopatra 26.08.0
Timelineinfo
04/20/2026 CVE reserved
04/22/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed
04/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Vendor: kde.org
Product: github.com
Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-41527 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-41527
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358755
Entryinfo
Created: 04/22/2026 07:29
Changes: 04/22/2026 07:29 (63)
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Cache ID: 99:310:101
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