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High · 7.8 CVE-2026-91840 EUVD-2026-87250GHSA-p2g6-ffcc-pqqv

Networkmanager-vpnc: networkmanager-vpnc: local privilege escalation to root via newline injection in vpn username

Published Sep 25, 2026 · Updated Sep 28, 2026 · Assigned by fedora

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
GNOME NetworkManager-vpnc — —

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 13 network-manager-vpnc No fix yet —
Debian 12 network-manager-vpnc No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 network-manager-vpnc No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS network-manager-vpnc No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS network-manager-vpnc No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS network-manager-vpnc No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS network-manager-vpnc No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS network-manager-vpnc No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS network-manager-vpnc No fix yet —

References