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Ubuntu 25.10 : KDE Connect vulnerability (USN-7905-1)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 277442
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Ubuntu 25.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7905-1 advisory.It was discovered that KDE Connect incorrectly handled device IDs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication and connect an unpaired device.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 277442
File Name: ubuntu_USN-7905-1.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 12/4/2025
Updated: 12/12/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-66270
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdeconnect, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:qml6-module-org-kde-kdeconnect, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nautilus-kdeconnect, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdeconnect-libs
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/3/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-66270
IAVB: 2025-B-0204
USN: 7905-1