CVE-2026-41048
Caching of Authentication allows Authentication Bypass in qSnapper
HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: June 22, 2026 at 03:31 PM UTC
Updated: October 25, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorqSnapper
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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Incorrect caching of authentication between different polkit methods in qSnapper before version 1.3.3 allowed a local attacker to use functions like "restore from snapshot" even if only allowed to do "delete snapshot".
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
Third Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://security.opensuse.org/2026/05/26/qsnapper-dbus-issues.html#issue-auth-cachingVendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/presire/qSnapper/releases/tag/v1.3.3Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262218SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-303CWE-863
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