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TI-2022-07856 Aliases CVE-2022-23853GHSA-qjh4-6jqf-7749

The LSP (Language Server Protocol) plugin in KDE Kate before 21.12.2 and KTextEditor…

Priority LOW 36CWE-427Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.

Summary

The LSP (Language Server Protocol) plugin in KDE Kate before 21.12.2 and KTextEditor before 5.91.0 tries to execute the associated LSP server binary when opening a file of a given type. If this binary is absent from the PATH, it will try running the LSP server binary in the directory of the file that was just opened (due to a misunderstanding of the QProcess API, that was never intended). This can be an untrusted directory.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00894 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 21.12.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:ktexteditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.91.0VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 21.12.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:ktexteditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.91.0 Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-23853
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qjh4-6jqf-7749

References

Advisory 3

Sources

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