CVE-2019-7443
HIGHKDE KAuth <5.55 - Code Injection
Title source: llmDescription
KDE KAuth before 5.55 allows the passing of parameters with arbitrary types to helpers running as root over DBus via DBusHelperProxy.cpp. Certain types can cause crashes, and trigger the decoding of arbitrary images with dynamically loaded plugins. In other words, KAuth unintentionally causes this plugin code to run as root, which increases the severity of any possible exploitation of a plugin vulnerability.
References (6)
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0163
EPSS Percentile
81.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Affected Products (6)
kde/kauth
< 5.55.0
opensuse/leap
opensuse/leap
opensuse/backports
fedoraproject/fedora
fedoraproject/fedora
Timeline
Published
May 07, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026