Bug 2460401 (CVE-2026-41527) - CVE-2026-41527 Kleopatra: KDE Kleopatra: Privilege escalation via KUniqueService mechanism error
Summary: CVE-2026-41527 Kleopatra: KDE Kleopatra: Privilege escalation via KUniqueServ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-41527
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2461767 2461768
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-04-21 22:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-04-25 10:32 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-21 22:02:08 UTC 
KDE Kleopatra before 26.08.0 on Windows allows local users to obtain the privileges of a Kleopatra user, because there is an error in the mechanism (KUniqueService) for ensuring that only one instance is running.
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