HIGH 7.8 NVD
CVE-2026-91840
A flaw was found in NetworkManager-vpnc. This vulnerability allows a local unprivileged user to escalate privileges to root. By injecting a newline character in
A flaw was found in NetworkManager-vpnc. This vulnerability allows a local unprivileged user to escalate privileges to root. By injecting a newline character into the VPN username field, an attacker can manipulate the vpnc configuration to execute an arbitrary program with root privileges when the malicious VPN connection is activated.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-91840
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2533642
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/Archive/NetworkManager-vpnc/-/work_items/19
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/Archive/NetworkManager-vpnc/-/work_items/19
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 was published on 2026-09-25 via NVD.
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