2026-06-22 15:16CVE-2026-41045suse
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-367

Weak polkit authentication check in qSnapper

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.

Problem type

Affected products

presire

qSnapper

< 1.3.3 - AFFECTED

References

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-w4qv-m9pp-3xjr

A time-to-check-time-of-use in polkit authentication of qSnapper before version 1.3.3 allowed a...

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w4qv-m9pp-3xjr

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.

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https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-41045
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