CVE-2026-41045 Weak polkit authentication check in qSnapper
High 8.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-41045 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-41045 is a high-severity vulnerability in presire qSnapper, published on 22 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41045 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: presire qSnapper. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41045/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41045/index.md)
A local attacker can exploit a race condition in qSnapper's polkit authentication to bypass checks and execute commands as root.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-41045?
CVE-2026-41045 is a high-severity vulnerability in presire qSnapper, published on 22 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-367
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41045?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Presire Qsnapper.
How do I fix CVE-2026-41045?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-41045 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41045 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in presire qSnapper
- CVE-2026-41048 Caching of Authentication allows Authentication Bypass in qSnapper
- CVE-2026-41049 Caching of Authentication allows Authentication Bypass between users in qSnapper
- CVE-2026-41046 path traversal via `config` parameter in qSnapper
- CVE-2026-41047 Information leak via “diff” methods in qSnapper
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w4qv-m9pp-3xjr.