CVE-2026-91841 (GCVE-0-2026-91841)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-25 17:56
Modified
2026-09-28 12:43
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-93 - Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')
Summary
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.
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Impacted products
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| GNOME | NetworkManager-vpnc |
Version: 0 ≤ |
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