CVE-2026-91841: Networkmanager-vpnc: incomplete fix for cve-2018-10900 allows root privilege escalation via ca-file path newline injection
GNOME · NetworkManager-vpnc
Affected: GNOME NetworkManager-vpnc · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
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Higher than 9% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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 products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- GNOME · NetworkManager-vpnc0
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- GNOME
- Published
- September 2026
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