CVE-2026-41046
HighCVSS 7.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability in qSnapper before version 1.3.3 allows a local attacker to use malicious snapper config files via the "configName" parameter. This can lead to denial of service or potential privilege escalation to root.
Risk Assessment
The organization faces the risk of a local user gaining full control over the system, potentially compromising data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Recommendation
Immediately upgrade qSnapper to version 1.3.3 or later, which fixes the vulnerability. Additionally, restrict local system access to trusted users only.
Other vulnerabilities in qSnapper
See all- CVE-2026-41049High
Incorrect caching of authentication between different users in the qSnapper dbus service before version 1.3.3 allows any local attacker to use dbus functions after a privileged user has authenticated.
- CVE-2026-41048High
In qSnapper before version 1.3.3, incorrect caching of authentication between different polkit methods allowed a local attacker to use functions like 'restore from snapshot' even if only allowed to do 'delete snapshot'.
- CVE-2026-41047Medium
In qSnapper before version 1.3.3, lack of authentication in the "snapshot diff" functions allowed a local attacker to read otherwise read-protected information.
- CVE-2026-41045High
A time-to-check-time-of-use vulnerability in the polkit authentication of qSnapper before version 1.3.3 allowed a local attacker to bypass qSnapper's authentication mechanism and operate with root privileges.
Original NVD description (English source)
A path traversal attack when using a "configName" parameter in qSnapper before version 1.3.3 allowed a local attacker to use malicious config files for snapper and so cause a denial of service or potentially escalate privileges to root.