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TI-2025-23923 Aliases CVE-2025-32898GHSA-r3v4-hrwm-cxm5

The KDE Connect verification-code protocol before 2025-04-18 uses only 8 characters and…

Priority LOW 21CWE-331Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The KDE Connect verification-code protocol before 2025-04-18 uses only 8 characters and therefore allows brute-force attacks. This affects KDE Connect before 1.33.0 on Android, KDE Connect before 25.04 on desktop, KDE Connect before 0.5 on iOS, Valent before 1.0.0.alpha.47, and GSConnect before 59.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00159 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed KDE Connect verification-code protocol (KDE): 2025-04-18

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
KDEKDE Connect verification-code protocolbefore 2025-04-182025-04-18Patch availableCNA
  • KDE Connect verification-code protocol VendorKDE Affected before 2025-04-18 Fixed in 2025-04-18 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA KDE Connect verification-code protocol (KDE) Fixed in 2025-04-18

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-32898
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r3v4-hrwm-cxm5

References

Other 2

  • TI-2026-73452 OS command injection in KDE Dolphin via crafted folder names CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2004-00806 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 2.0 and 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-03853 Type confusion in KDE Konqueror CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2004-00807 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code such as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-00011 Multiple vulnerabilities in fliccd, when installed setuid root as part of the kdeedu… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-01022 Buffer overflow in the Gfx::doImage function in Gfx.cc for xpdf 3.00, and other products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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