An issue was discovered in all versions of PCManFM-Qt starting from 1.1.0.

published 2026-05-22 5 mo ago modified 2026-07-23 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-31487

cvss: 9.3; version 4.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
public exploits: 0; none known

An issue was discovered in all versions of PCManFM-Qt starting from 1.1.0. When a regular file's path is passed as a URI in an org.freedesktop.FileManager1.ShowFolders D-Bus method call, PCManFM-Qt delegates to a different program (based on the file type) without user confirmation. This could be used to achieve code execution or circumvent network namespace restrictions. NOTE: those outcomes are potentially unwanted by most users; however, the behavior of the product does comply with the applicable specification, and a simplistic solution (ensuring that the URI does not name a regular file) may have adverse consequences for I/O.

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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-48700 updated 2026-06-28 cvss 7.8

pcmanfm-qt: PCManFM-Qt: Arbitrary code execution via crafted URI

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 5 mo ago (2026-05-22)

Exploit prediction

0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	9.3	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N/R:I/V:D/RE:M/U:Clear
CNA	4.0	9.3	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:I/V:D/RE:M/U:Clear

Affected products

LXQt PCManFM-Qt

Classification

Weakness

CWE-913 Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-48700
NVD CVE-2026-48700

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Summary