CVE-2026-91840
HIGHCVSS 7.8Description
A flaw was found in NetworkManager-vpnc. This vulnerability allows a local unprivileged user to escalate privileges to root. By injecting a newline character into the VPN username field, an attacker can manipulate the vpnc configuration to execute an arbitrary program with root privileges when the malicious VPN connection is activated.
Timeline
Published:September 25th, 2026 6:17 PM
Last modified:September 30th, 2026 7:57 PM
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v3: 7.8 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
References & Reports
Advisories, patches, and third-party reports
Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute