CVE-2026-91841

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

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