CVE-2025-32898 json
The KDE Connect verification-code protocol before 2025-04-18 uses only 8 characters and therefore allows brute-force attacks.
published 2025-12-05 11 mo ago modified 2026-09-25 44 d ago also EUVD-2025-201337
- cvss
- 4.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The KDE Connect verification-code protocol before 2025-04-18 uses only 8 characters and therefore allows brute-force attacks. This affects KDE Connect before 1.33.0 on Android, KDE Connect before 25.04 on desktop, KDE Connect before 0.5 on iOS, Valent before 1.0.0.alpha.47, and GSConnect before 59.
Patch / fix
- KDE KDE Connect verification-code protocol 2025-04-18
- kdeconnect Debian 14, Debian 13 25.04.0-1
- gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect Debian 14, Debian 13 62-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2025-32898
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 11 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- KDE KDE Connect verification-code protocol
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-331 Insufficient Entropy
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-32898
- NVD CVE-2025-32898
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