CVE-2026-45184

Description

Kdenlive before 26.04.1 allows dangerous proxy parameters when an attacker-controlled project file is used.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

6.5

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Kdenlive < 26.04.1

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

<!-- Malicious Kdenlive Project File Snippet -->
<!-- This PoC demonstrates injecting dangerous parameters -->
<project>
  <profile>
    <!-- In a real scenario, the proxy parameter might contain command injection payloads -->
    <proxy path="$(malicious_command)" />
  </profile>
</project>

/*
 * Exploit Logic:
 * 1. Create a .kdenlive file.
 * 2. Modify the proxy parameter tags to include shell metacharacters.
 * 3. Trigger the proxy processing by opening the file.
 */

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45184
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45184
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-45184/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-45184
[5] https://commits.kde.org/kdenlive/94042ddd259551e4a7a5f6672329752972c84685
[6] https://commits.kde.org/kdenlive/c3999aacc6da54756f3df8aab03b900459562ecd
[7] https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20260508-1.txt

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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