CVE-2026-91841

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.

CVSS 3.1

7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 8% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-93

Published

2026-09-25

Modified

2026-09-30

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

• 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
• https://gitlab.gnome.org/Archive/NetworkManager-vpnc/-/work_items/20

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