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CVE-2019-14744

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-14744 is a critical vulnerability in KDE Frameworks KConfig versions prior to 5.61.0, affecting various Linux distributions including Canonical, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, and Red Hat. This flaw allows for remote code execution through specially crafted .desktop or .directory files containing malicious shell commands, requiring minimal user interaction. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk of complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 5.61.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kconfig:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
29CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
30CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.07%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0407 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kdelibs-6:4.14.8-11.el7_7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kde-settings-0:19-23.10.el7_7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kdelibs-6:4.14.8-8.el7_6
View patch
susepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-14744Important

kdelibs: malicious desktop files and configuration files lead to code execution with minimal user interaction

Aug 12, 2019

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00013.html
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00016.html
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00034.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/153981/Slackware-Security-Advisory-kdelibs-Updates.html
PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:2606
Third Party Advisory
gist.githubusercontent.com / zeropwn/630832df151029cb8f22d5b6b9efaefb/raw/64aa3d30279acb207f787ce9c135eefd5e52643b/kde-kdesktopfile-command-injection.txt
ExploitThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00023.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5IRIKH7ZWXELIQT6WSLV7EG3VTFWKZPD
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNHO6FZRYBQ2R3UCFDGS66F6DNNTKCMM
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UYKLUSSEK3YJOVQDL6K2LKGS3354UH6L
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTFBQRJAU7ITD3TOMPZAUQMYYCAZ6DTX
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YIDXQ6CUB5E7Y3MJWCUY4VR42QAE6SCJ
seclists.org / bugtraq/2019/Aug/12
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / bugtraq/2019/Aug/9
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201908-07
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4100-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2019/dsa-4494
Third Party Advisory
zdnet.com / article/unpatched-kde-vulnerability-disclosed-on-twitter
Press/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory