Terminal splitting no longer works on latest version of Konsole

Author: devAL3XCreated Feb 7, 2026Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Bug

I have pwntools v4.15.0 and konsole 25.12.1 installed.

When I try to execute:

python

p = gdb.debug(["./chall"])

It splits the terminal but does not launch gdb. The original (left) tab says:

[DEBUG] Launching a new terminal: ['/usr/bin/qdbus', ':1.52', '/Sessions/7', 'org.kde.konsole.Session.runCommand', '/tmp/tmpmt45878h']

If I try to execute:

bash

/usr/bin/qdbus :1.52 /Sessions/7 org.kde.konsole.Session.runCommand /tmp/tmpmt45878h

manually, it says:

Error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied
Security sensitive DBus API is disabled in the settings.

Go to Konsole Settings -> Configure Konsole... -> General and enable the EnableSecuritySensitiveDBusAPI checkbox.

Source: Gallopsled/pwntools