CVE-2025-9615 (GCVE-0-2025-9615)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-01-26 19:58
Modified
2026-01-26 20:15
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-281 - Improper Preservation of Permissions
Summary
A flaw was found in NetworkManager. The NetworkManager package allows access to files that may belong to other users. NetworkManager allows non-root users to configure the system's network. The daemon runs with root privileges and can access files owned by users different from the one who added the connection.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
{
"containers": {
"adp": [
{
"metrics": [
{
"other": {
"content": {
"id": "CVE-2025-9615",
"options": [
{
"Exploitation": "none"
},
{
"Automatable": "no"
},
{
"Technical Impact": "partial"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2026-01-26T20:14:39.211829Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
},
"type": "ssvc"
}
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2026-01-26T20:15:40.818Z",
"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"shortName": "CISA-ADP"
},
"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
}
],
"cna": {
"affected": [
{
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10"
],
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"packageName": "NetworkManager",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
"vendor": "Red Hat"
},
{
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6"
],
"defaultStatus": "unknown",
"packageName": "NetworkManager",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6",
"vendor": "Red Hat"
},
{
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7"
],
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"packageName": "NetworkManager",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7",
"vendor": "Red Hat"
},
{
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8"
],
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"packageName": "NetworkManager",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
"vendor": "Red Hat"
},
{
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9"
],
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"packageName": "NetworkManager",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
"vendor": "Red Hat"
},
{
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4"
],
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"packageName": "NetworkManager",
"product": "Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4",
"vendor": "Red Hat"
}
],
"datePublic": "2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z",
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "A flaw was found in NetworkManager. The NetworkManager package allows access to files that may belong to other users. NetworkManager allows non-root users to configure the system\u0027s network. The daemon runs with root privileges and can access files owned by users different from the one who added the connection."
}
],
"metrics": [
{
"other": {
"content": {
"namespace": "https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/",
"value": "Low"
},
"type": "Red Hat severity rating"
}
},
{
"cvssV3_0": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE",
"baseScore": 3.3,
"baseSeverity": "LOW",
"confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
"integrityImpact": "NONE",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"version": "3.0"
},
"format": "CVSS"
}
],
"problemTypes": [
{
"descriptions": [
{
"cweId": "CWE-281",
"description": "Improper Preservation of Permissions",
"lang": "en",
"type": "CWE"
}
]
}
],
"providerMetadata": {
"dateUpdated": "2026-01-26T19:58:17.401Z",
"orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
"shortName": "redhat"
},
"references": [
{
"tags": [
"vdb-entry",
"x_refsource_REDHAT"
],
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-9615"
},
{
"name": "RHBZ#2391503",
"tags": [
"issue-tracking",
"x_refsource_REDHAT"
],
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2391503"
},
{
"url": "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/issues/1809"
},
{
"url": "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/merge_requests/2324"
},
{
"url": "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/merge_requests/2327"
}
],
"timeline": [
{
"lang": "en",
"time": "2025-08-28T15:55:54.627Z",
"value": "Reported to Red Hat."
},
{
"lang": "en",
"time": "2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z",
"value": "Made public."
}
],
"title": "Networkmanager: networkmanager file access",
"workarounds": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "SELinux is shipped out of the box in targeted enforcing mode, which prevents processes from having unwanted permissions and mitigates this attack."
}
],
"x_generator": {
"engine": "cvelib 1.8.0"
},
"x_redhatCweChain": "CWE-281: Improper Preservation of Permissions"
}
},
"cveMetadata": {
"assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
"assignerShortName": "redhat",
"cveId": "CVE-2025-9615",
"datePublished": "2026-01-26T19:58:17.401Z",
"dateReserved": "2025-08-28T15:52:57.853Z",
"dateUpdated": "2026-01-26T20:15:40.818Z",
"state": "PUBLISHED"
},
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
"dataVersion": "5.2",
"vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
"vulnrichment": {
"containers": "{\"adp\": [{\"title\": \"CISA ADP Vulnrichment\", \"metrics\": [{\"other\": {\"type\": \"ssvc\", \"content\": {\"id\": \"CVE-2025-9615\", \"role\": \"CISA Coordinator\", \"options\": [{\"Exploitation\": \"none\"}, {\"Automatable\": \"no\"}, {\"Technical Impact\": \"partial\"}], \"version\": \"2.0.3\", \"timestamp\": \"2026-01-26T20:14:39.211829Z\"}}}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\", \"shortName\": \"CISA-ADP\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2026-01-26T20:15:32.138Z\"}}], \"cna\": {\"title\": \"Networkmanager: networkmanager file access\", \"metrics\": [{\"other\": {\"type\": \"Red Hat severity rating\", \"content\": {\"value\": \"Low\", \"namespace\": \"https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/\"}}}, {\"format\": \"CVSS\", \"cvssV3_0\": {\"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"version\": \"3.0\", \"baseScore\": 3.3, \"attackVector\": \"LOCAL\", \"baseSeverity\": \"LOW\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N\", \"integrityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"attackComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"LOW\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"LOW\"}}], \"affected\": [{\"cpes\": [\"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10\"], \"vendor\": \"Red Hat\", \"product\": \"Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10\", \"packageName\": \"NetworkManager\", \"collectionURL\": \"https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/\", \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\"}, {\"cpes\": [\"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6\"], \"vendor\": \"Red Hat\", \"product\": \"Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6\", \"packageName\": \"NetworkManager\", \"collectionURL\": \"https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/\", \"defaultStatus\": \"unknown\"}, {\"cpes\": [\"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7\"], \"vendor\": \"Red Hat\", \"product\": \"Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7\", \"packageName\": \"NetworkManager\", \"collectionURL\": \"https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/\", \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\"}, {\"cpes\": [\"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8\"], \"vendor\": \"Red Hat\", \"product\": \"Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8\", \"packageName\": \"NetworkManager\", \"collectionURL\": \"https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/\", \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\"}, {\"cpes\": [\"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9\"], \"vendor\": \"Red Hat\", \"product\": \"Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9\", \"packageName\": \"NetworkManager\", \"collectionURL\": \"https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/\", \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\"}, {\"cpes\": [\"cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4\"], \"vendor\": \"Red Hat\", \"product\": \"Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4\", \"packageName\": \"NetworkManager\", \"collectionURL\": \"https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/\", \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\"}], \"timeline\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"time\": \"2025-08-28T15:55:54.627000+00:00\", \"value\": \"Reported to Red Hat.\"}, {\"lang\": \"en\", \"time\": \"2025-12-12T00:00:00+00:00\", \"value\": \"Made public.\"}], \"datePublic\": \"2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z\", \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-9615\", \"tags\": [\"vdb-entry\", \"x_refsource_REDHAT\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2391503\", \"name\": \"RHBZ#2391503\", \"tags\": [\"issue-tracking\", \"x_refsource_REDHAT\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/issues/1809\"}, {\"url\": \"https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/merge_requests/2324\"}, {\"url\": \"https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/merge_requests/2327\"}], \"workarounds\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"SELinux is shipped out of the box in targeted enforcing mode, which prevents processes from having unwanted permissions and mitigates this attack.\"}], \"x_generator\": {\"engine\": \"cvelib 1.8.0\"}, \"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"A flaw was found in NetworkManager. The NetworkManager package allows access to files that may belong to other users. NetworkManager allows non-root users to configure the system\u0027s network. The daemon runs with root privileges and can access files owned by users different from the one who added the connection.\"}], \"problemTypes\": [{\"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"type\": \"CWE\", \"cweId\": \"CWE-281\", \"description\": \"Improper Preservation of Permissions\"}]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749\", \"shortName\": \"redhat\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2026-01-26T19:58:17.401Z\"}, \"x_redhatCweChain\": \"CWE-281: Improper Preservation of Permissions\"}}",
"cveMetadata": "{\"cveId\": \"CVE-2025-9615\", \"state\": \"PUBLISHED\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2026-01-26T20:15:40.818Z\", \"dateReserved\": \"2025-08-28T15:52:57.853Z\", \"assignerOrgId\": \"53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749\", \"datePublished\": \"2026-01-26T19:58:17.401Z\", \"assignerShortName\": \"redhat\"}",
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
"dataVersion": "5.2"
}
}
}
Loading…
Loading…
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
- Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
- Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Loading…
Loading…