CVE-2025-32899 Denial of service in KDEConnect
An attacker can send a crafted UDP packet to unpair two paired KDE Connect devices, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-32899?
CVE-2025-32899 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in KDEConnect, published on 5 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In KDE Connect before 1.33.0 on Android, a packet can be crafted that causes two paired devices to unpair. Specifically, it is an invalid discovery packet sent over broadcast UDP.
Weakness: CWE-1250
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-32899?
How do I fix CVE-2025-32899?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-32899 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-32899 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-32899 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7whf-gjc8-hw23, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-32899.