CVE-2026-41045 (GCVE-0-2026-41045)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-22 15:16 – Updated: 2026-06-22 16:23
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Weak polkit authentication check in qSnapper
Summary
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.
Severity
8.1 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-22 16:23 UTC
CWE
- CWE-367 - Time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security.opensuse.org/2026/05/26/qsnapper… | 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 |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-05-26 15:09
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