7.8

CVE-2026-91841

Networkmanager-vpnc: networkmanager-vpnc: incomplete fix for cve-2018-10900 allows root privilege escalation via ca-file path newline injection

A flaw was found in NetworkManager-vpnc, a VPN plugin for NetworkManager. A local unprivileged user can exploit this vulnerability by injecting a newline character into the CA-File path. This manipulation allows the user to execute arbitrary commands as the root user, leading to local privilege escalation.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch das CVE Programm von einer CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) (Unstrukturiert).
HerstellerGNOME
≫
Produkt NetworkManager-vpnc
Default Statusunaffected
Version 0
Version < *
Status affected
VulnDex Vulnerability Enrichment
Diese Information steht angemeldeten Benutzern zur Verfügung. Login Login
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.19% 0.082
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
patrick@puiterwijk.org 7.8 1.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-93 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')

The product uses CRLF (carriage return line feeds) as a special element, e.g. to separate lines or records, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes CRLF sequences from inputs.

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-91841
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2533651
https://gitlab.gnome.org/Archive/NetworkManager-vpnc/-/work_items/20