CVE-2025-32901
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Publication date: 2025-12-05

Last updated on: 2025-12-08

Assigner: MITRE

Description
In KDE Connect before 1.33.0 on Android, malicious device IDs (sent via broadcast UDP) could cause an application crash.
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Published
2025-12-05
Last Modified
2025-12-08
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-12-10
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-32901
EUVD
EUVD-2025-201335
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Vendor Product Version / Range
kde kde_connect 1.33.0
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CWE ID Description
CWE-1287 The product receives input that is expected to be of a certain type, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input is actually of the expected type.
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Detection Guidance

This vulnerability can be detected by monitoring for unusual or malformed UDP broadcast packets containing device IDs sent to KDE Connect on the network. Since KDE Connect uses UDP broadcasts for device discovery, you can use network packet capture tools like tcpdump or Wireshark to filter and inspect UDP traffic on the relevant ports. For example, you can run: tcpdump -i <interface> udp and look for suspicious or malformed device ID payloads that could cause the application to crash. [2]

Executive Summary

This vulnerability in KDE Connect before version 1.33.0 on Android allows malicious device IDs sent via broadcast UDP to cause the application to crash.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can cause the KDE Connect application on Android devices to crash when it receives malicious device IDs via broadcast UDP, potentially disrupting normal use of the application.

Mitigation Strategies

Immediate mitigation steps include stopping the use of KDE Connect on untrusted networks such as public Wi-Fi at airports or conferences to avoid exposure to malicious UDP broadcasts. Additionally, update the KDE Connect Android application to version 1.33.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. [2]

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