CVE-2019-14744
CVSS v3
7.8
HIGH
EPSS Score
4.1 %
exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19
CISA KEV
No
known exploited
Exploitation
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SSVC status
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Vendor advisories
kdelibs: malicious desktop files and configuration files lead to code execution with minimal user interaction
kdelibs.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 · kdelibs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · kdelibs-apidocs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Security Advisory: kdelibs security update
Red Hat Security Advisory: kdelibs and kde-settings security and bug fix update
Description
In KDE Frameworks KConfig before 5.61.0, malicious desktop files and configuration files lead to code execution with minimal user interaction. This relates to libKF5ConfigCore.so, and the mishandling of .desktop and .directory files, as demonstrated by a shell command on an Icon line in a .desktop file.
Technical details
- Published
- 2019-08-07
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