CVE catalog

CVE-2026-91841

network-manager-vpnc: CVE-2026-91841

[CVE catalog]

Severity
High · CVSS 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.19% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiannetwork-manager-vpncsid1.4.0-4vulnerable
Debiannetwork-manager-vpnctrixie1.4.0-2vulnerable
Debiannetwork-manager-vpncbookworm1.2.8-4vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiannetwork-manager-vpncsourcesid(unfixed)not yet assignedNot reported[1148113]
Debiannetwork-manager-vpncsourcetrixie(unfixed)not yet assignedNot reported[1148113]
Debiannetwork-manager-vpncsourcebookworm(unfixed)not yet assignedNot reported[1148113]

[Debian bug #1148113]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [network-manager-vpnc]Affected
    Details (2)

    • 1.2.8-4 · amd64 · bookworm

      Affected

      dsa · network-manager-vpnc · debian · bookworm

    • 1.2.8-4 · arm64 · bookworm

      Affected

      dsa · network-manager-vpnc · debian · bookworm

  • [network-manager-vpnc-gnome]Affected

    Source package: [network-manager-vpnc]

    Details (2)

    • 1.2.8-4 · amd64 · bookworm

      Affected

      dsa · network-manager-vpnc · debian · bookworm

    • 1.2.8-4 · arm64 · bookworm

      Affected

      dsa · network-manager-vpnc · debian · bookworm

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]