Vulnerability · Published Oct 13, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-110236KDE Dolphin 24.08.0 through 26.08.2 OS Command Injection via Crafted Folder Name

High 7.0

In plain English

A high-severity OS command injection in Dolphin from KDE. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.0High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 35.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

KDE Dolphin 24.08.0 through 26.08.2 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute commands by supplying crafted folder names substituted into the {path} placeholder. Attackers can embed a double quote and shell metacharacters in a directory name to escape quoting in slotDoubleClickViewBackground, executing commands when victims double-click the view background.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Debian:12	dolphin	no fix listed	DEBIAN-CVE-2026-110236
Debian:13	dolphin	no fix listed	DEBIAN-CVE-2026-110236
Debian:14	dolphin	no fix listed	DEBIAN-CVE-2026-110236
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	dolphin	no fix listed	UBUNTU-CVE-2026-110236
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	dolphin	no fix listed	UBUNTU-CVE-2026-110236
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	dolphin	no fix listed	UBUNTU-CVE-2026-110236
Ubuntu:26.10	dolphin	no fix listed	UBUNTU-CVE-2026-110236

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
KDE	Dolphin	24.08.0 – through 26.08.2

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://hackmd.io/@1ExmmukzRMWN7B4gQ4W-4Q/HJCMaGsizg third-party-advisory
https://github.com/KDE/dolphin/blob/v26.08.2/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp#L3195-L3225 technical-description
VulnCheck Advisory: KDE Dolphin 24.08.0 through 26.08.2 OS Command Injection via Crafted Folder Name third-party-advisory