CVE-2026-41527

MEDIUMNVD 6.96.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.9 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-04-22. NVD baseline CVSS 6.9; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.9
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.9Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

KDE Kleopatra before 26.08.0 on Windows allows local users to obtain the privileges of a Kleopatra user, because there is an error in the mechanism (KUniqueService) for ensuring that only one instance is running.

CVSS v3
6.9
EG Score
6.9(medium)
EG Risk
—
EPSS
1.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 21, 2026

Last Modified

April 22, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic
https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20260408-1.txt
generic

Releases · KDE/kleopatra · GitHub

https://github.com/KDE/kleopatra/releases
generic

Use KDSingleApplication instead of own KUniqueService (73471abb) · Commits · PIM / Kleopatra · GitLab

https://commits.kde.org/kleopatra/73471abb92d99c56354adb582bfaec2764c22b79

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 30× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  37. 2026-06-05 19:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-41527?
CVE-2026-41527 is a medium vulnerability published on April 21, 2026. KDE Kleopatra before 26.08.0 on Windows allows local users to obtain the privileges of a Kleopatra user, because there is an error in the mechanism (KUniqueService) for ensuring that only one instance is running.
When was CVE-2026-41527 disclosed?
CVE-2026-41527 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 21, 2026, with the most recent update on April 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-41527 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-41527 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-41527?
CVE-2026-41527 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-41527?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-41527, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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