CVE-2025-49091

konsole: Konsole Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Jun 11, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
KDE Konsole before 25.04.2 allows remote code execution in a certain scenario. It supports loading URLs from the scheme handlers such as a ssh:// or telnet:// or rlogin:// URL. This can be executed regardless of whether the ssh, telnet, or rlogin binary is available. In this mode, there is a code path where if that binary is not available, Konsole falls back to using /bin/bash for the given arguments (i.e., the URL) provided. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4220-1 konsole security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5945-1 konsole security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-18073 KDE Konsole before 25.04.2 allows remote code execution in a certain scenario. It supports loading URLs from the scheme handlers such as a ssh:// or telnet:// or rlogin:// URL. This can be executed regardless of whether the ssh, telnet, or rlogin binary is available. In this mode, there is a code path where if that binary is not available, Konsole falls back to using /bin/bash for the given arguments (i.e., the URL) provided. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8752-1 Konsole vulnerability
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Title konsole: Konsole Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Description KDE Konsole before 25.04.2 allows remote code execution in a certain scenario. It supports loading URLs from the scheme handlers such as a ssh:// or telnet:// or rlogin:// URL. This can be executed regardless of whether the ssh, telnet, or rlogin binary is available. In this mode, there is a code path where if that binary is not available, Konsole falls back to using /bin/bash for the given arguments (i.e., the URL) provided. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Weaknesses CWE-670
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Jun 18, 2025, 12:12 AM
Reserved
May 31, 2025, 12:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 11, 2025, 1:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:30 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 11, 2025, 12:00 AM