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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.8 High

CVE-2026-91841

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

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Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
fedora

Description

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

GNOME NetworkManager-vpnc

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0 to < *affected

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