CVE-2026-41045

Weak polkit authentication check in qSnapper

8.1 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.16%Unchanged since Jun 23, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.1

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.

Record: CVE-2026-41045
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-367
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-38259 8.1

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.

Record: EUVD-2026-38259
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w4qv-m9pp-3xjr 8.1

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

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.

Record: GHSA-w4qv-m9pp-3xjr
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-367
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.1

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.

Record: CVE-2026-41045
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 7.0 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-367
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.1

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.

Record: CVE-2026-41045
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-367
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:12050-1 No score

qsnapper-1.3.3-1.4 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the qsnapper-1.3.3-1.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2026:12050-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

presire qsnapper

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`qsnapper` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1.3.3-1.4	1.3.3-1.4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-41045 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Presire Qsnapper, published June 22, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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