Vulnerability · Published Jun 22, 2026 · Assigned by suse
CVE-2026-41045Weak polkit authentication check in qSnapper
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in qSnapper from presire. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A time-to-check-time-of-use in polkit authentication of qSnapper before version 1.3.3 allowed a local attacker to bypass qSnappers authentication mechanism and operate e.g. as root user.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-367 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://security.opensuse.org/2026/05/26/qsnapper-dbus-issues.html#issue-polkit-bypass third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/presire/qSnapper/releases/tag/v1.3.3 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261795 issue-tracking