CVE-2026-91841 — Networkmanager-vpnc: networkmanager-vpnc: incomplete fix for cve-2018-10900 allows root privilege escalation via ca-f…

CVE-2026-91841

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

Description (CNA)

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 (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
GNOME / NetworkManager-vpnc	affected 0 before *

CWE

CWE-93

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

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

No English description supplied.

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