In KDE Skanpage before 25.08.0, an attempt at file overwrite can result in the contents…
Priority LOW 15CWE-684Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In KDE Skanpage before 25.08.0, an attempt at file overwrite can result in the contents of the new file at the beginning followed by the partial contents of the old file at the end, because of use of QIODevice::ReadWrite instead of QODevice::WriteOnly.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00151 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Skanpage (KDE): 25.08.0
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Skanpage (KDE) Fixed in 25.08.0
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-55174
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mq8-jgr8-vqp6
References
More KDE vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-55174 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-55174 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2mq8-jgr8-vqp6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-55174 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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