CVE-2026-45184 Code injection in Kdenlive
An attacker can execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious project file in Kdenlive.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-45184?
CVE-2026-45184 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Kdenlive, published on 9 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Kdenlive before 26.04.1 allows dangerous proxy parameters when an attacker-controlled project file is used.
Weakness: CWE-829
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45184?
How do I fix CVE-2026-45184?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2026-45184 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45184 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-45184, GHSA-8mfr-c96w-64p5, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45184, USN-8856-1, openSUSE-SU-2026:20723-1.