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CVE-2026-41045: Weak polkit authentication check in qSnapper

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-06-22 · updated 2026-10-25
• Weakness: CWE-367

Description

A time-to-check-time-of-use in polkit authentication of qSnapper before version 1.3.3 allowed a local attacker to bypass qSnappers authentication mechanism and operate e.g. as root user.

Affected products

• presire qSnapper: before 1.3.3 — fixed in 1.3.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: presire qSnapper 1.3.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261795
• https://github.com/presire/qSnapper/releases/tag/v1.3.3
• https://security.opensuse.org/2026/05/26/qsnapper-dbus-issues.html#issue-polkit-bypass

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