CVE-2020-26164
In kdeconnect-kde (aka KDE Connect) before 20.08.2, an attacker on the local network could send crafted packets that trigger use of large amounts of CPU, memory, or network connection slots, aka a
02 Description
In kdeconnect-kde (aka KDE Connect) before 20.08.2, an attacker on the local network could send crafted packets that trigger use of large amounts of CPU, memory, or network connection slots, aka a
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 45.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2020-10-07 18:07Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 15:49Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-09-30
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d8c8f2e5c40a31e9f2e9e3f49aa462d3a3784898291a07472faf27d7a9367a2c
05 Affected products
06 References
- kdeconnect.kde.orghttps://kdeconnect.kde.org/official/
- github.comhttps://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/releases
- bugzilla.suse.comhttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1176268
- lists.opensuse.orghttps://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00014.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/commit/ce0f00fc2d3eccb51d0af4eba61a4f60de086a59
- github.comhttps://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/commit/542d94a70c56aa386c8d4d793481ce181b0422e8
- github.comhttps://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/commit/613899be24b6e2a6b3e5cc719efce8ae8a122991
- github.comhttps://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/commit/024e5f23db8d8ad3449714b906b46094baaffb89
- github.comhttps://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/commit/4fbd01a3d44a0bcca888c49a77ec7cfd10e113d7
- github.comhttps://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/commit/8112729eb0f13e6947984416118531078e65580d
- kde.orghttps://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20201002-1.txt
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:1647http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00016.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:1650http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00018.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20201013 Re: kdeconnect: CVE-2020-26164: multiple security issues in kdeconnectd network daemonhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/13/5
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20201013 kdeconnect: CVE-2020-26164: multiple security issues in kdeconnectd network daemonhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/13/4
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20201014 Re: kdeconnect: CVE-2020-26164: multiple security issues in kdeconnectd network daemonhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/14/1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20201130 Re: kdeconnect: CVE-2020-26164: multiple security issues in kdeconnectd network daemonhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/30/1
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202101-16https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-16
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- kdeconnect Fixed in 20.08.2-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- kdeconnect Fixed in 20.08.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- kdeconnect Fixed in 20.08.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- kdeconnect Fixed in 20.08.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- kdeconnect No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- kdeconnect No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- kdeconnect No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- kdeconnect No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- kdeconnect No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- kdeconnect No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- kdeconnect No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- kdeconnect No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.