CVE-2025-66270: kde kde connect protocol Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
CVSS: 4.7v3.1MediumDeferred
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-66270USN-7905-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-66270DSA-6063-1DSA-6066-1openSUSE-SU-2025:15800-1
Published 05-12-2025Last modified 05-12-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-66270 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in kde kde connect protocol. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
4.7/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.20%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 05-12-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-12-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The KDE Connect protocol 8 before 2025-11-28 does not correlate device IDs across two packets. This affects KDE Connect before 25.12 on desktop, KDE Connect before 0.5.4 on iOS, KDE Connect before 1.34.4 on Android, GSConnect before 68, and Valent before 1.0.0.alpha.49.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionMedium 4.7Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVDNIST4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.20%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
9%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.20% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.20%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect< 71-1 | < 62-1+deb13u1
- kdeconnect< 25.11.80+git20251121.7090b106-1 | < 25.04.2-1+deb13u1
Ubuntu2 products
- gnome-shell-extension-gsconnectAll versions (No fix recorded)
- kdeconnect< 25.08.1-0ubuntu2.1
Kde1 product
Opensuse1 product
- kdeconnect-kde&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 25.11.90-1.1
4 vendors · 6 products