CVE-2025-49091
KDE Konsole Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 11, 2025, 1:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
June 11, 2025, 1:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
1.6
Affected Products
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jun. 11, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L Added CWE CWE-670 Added Reference https://invent.kde.org/utilities/konsole/-/commit/09d20dea109050b4c02fb73095f327b5642a2b75 Added Reference https://invent.kde.org/utilities/konsole/-/tags Added Reference https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20250609-1.txt Added Reference https://konsole.kde.org/changelog.html Added Reference https://proofnet.de/publikationen/konsole_rce.html Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/10/5
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-49091 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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