Resource exhaustion in KDE Connect Android - CVE-2026-111431
Published: October 30, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU158565
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-111431
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker on the local network to crash KDE Connect Android repeatedly, causing a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of deeply nested JSON in KDE Connect Android's packet processing when parsing incoming packets. A remote attacker on the local network can send packets containing deeply nested JSON to crash the application and repeat the attack after Android restarts it to sustain a denial of service.
Affected software
KDE Connect Android
How to mitigate CVE-2026-111431
Install security update from vendor's website.
KDE Connect Android - update to 1.37.0