Vulnerability · Published Apr 28, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-41525
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Dolphin from KDE. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
KDE Dolphin before 25.12.3 allows applications in a Flatpak (or with AppArmor confinement) to open folders outside of the application sandbox without additional scrutiny. Dolphin's implementation of the FileManager1 protocol allows the path given to be any type of file, including scripts or executables. (By default, Dolphin will then prompt the user to determine if they want to launch a script or executable; however, the intended behavior is to block the attempted action, not present a consent prompt.)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | dolphin | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41525 |
| Debian:13 | dolphin | 4:25.04.3-1+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41525 |
| Debian:14 | dolphin | 4:26.04.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41525 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | dolphin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41525 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | dolphin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41525 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | dolphin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41525 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | dolphin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41525 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | dolphin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41525 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-669 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L