Vulnerability · Published Jun 22, 2026 · Assigned by suse
CVE-2026-41048Caching of Authentication allows Authentication Bypass in qSnapper
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect authorization 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 7% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Incorrect caching of authentication between different polkit methods in qSnapper before version 1.3.3 allowed a local attacker to use functions like "restore from snapshot" even if only allowed to do "delete snapshot".
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://security.opensuse.org/2026/05/26/qsnapper-dbus-issues.html#issue-auth-caching third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/presire/qSnapper/releases/tag/v1.3.3 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262218 issue-tracking