CVE-2012-1096

Description

NetworkManager 0.9 and earlier allows local users to use other users' certificates or private keys when making a connection via the file path when adding a new connection.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected	Fixed
GNOME	NetworkManager	0.9 and earlier	—

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗

Release	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Ubuntu 26.10	network-manager	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS	network-manager	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu 25.10	network-manager	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS	network-manager	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS	network-manager	No fix yet	—

Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)

Release	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS	network-manager	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS	network-manager	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS	network-manager	No fix yet	—

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

GNOME NetworkManager 0.x - Local Arbitrary File Access EDB-36887 · local · Feb 29, 2012 · verified

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NetworkManager 0.9 and earlier allows local users to use other users' certificates or private keys when making a connection via the file pa…