High
Networkmanager-vpnc: networkmanager-vpnc: incomplete fix for cve-2018-10900 allows root privilege escalation via ca-file path newline injection
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.
Announced Group revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-91841
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-91841
NetworkManager-vpnc
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "GNOME",
"product": "NetworkManager-vpnc",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "*",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"packageName": "network-manager-vpnc",
"collectionURL": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/NetworkManager-vpnc",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-91841
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #3040 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date