The problem is not completely solved. STEPS TO REPRODUCE Manually lock the screen then you get the screen saver then type a key then you get the login screen and the password field is empty then type "Esc" then you get the screen saver then type a key then you get the login screen and the character is registered in the password field SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: macOS: Linux/KDE Plasma: (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.90 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.94.0 Qt Version: 5.15.2 KDE gears 22.04.1
Fixed already in the final 5.25 release. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 454108 ***