CVE-2026-48700

Privilege Escalation via D‑Bus ShowFolders Call in PCManFM-Qt

Published May 22, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in all versions of PCManFM-Qt starting from 1.1.0. When a regular file's path is passed as a URI in an org.freedesktop.FileManager1.ShowFolders D-Bus method call, PCManFM-Qt delegates to a different program (based on the file type) without user confirmation. This could be used to achieve code execution or circumvent network namespace restrictions. NOTE: those outcomes are potentially unwanted by most users; however, the behavior of the product does comply with the applicable specification, and a simplistic solution (ensuring that the URI does not name a regular file) may have adverse consequences for I/O.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Lxqt
Lxqt pcmanfm-qt
Vendors & Products Lxqt
Lxqt pcmanfm-qt
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Title Privilege Escalation via D‑Bus ShowFolders Call in PCManFM-Qt
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue was discovered in all versions of PCManFM-Qt starting from 1.1.0. When a regular file's path is passed as a URI in an org.freedesktop.FileManager1.ShowFolders D-Bus method call, PCManFM-Qt delegates to a different program (based on the file type) without user confirmation. This could be used to achieve code execution or circumvent network namespace restrictions. NOTE: those outcomes are potentially unwanted by most users; however, the behavior of the product does comply with the applicable specification, and a simplistic solution (ensuring that the URI does not name a regular file) may have adverse consequences for I/O.
Weaknesses CWE-913
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:I/V:D/RE:M/U:Clear'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
May 24, 2026, 7:30 PM
Reserved
May 22, 2026, 6:43 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
May 22, 2026, 7:17 PM
Modified
Jul 23, 2026, 4:10 PM