A flaw was found in NetworkManager. This local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in NetworkManager's dhclient backend when processing malformed Manufacturer Usage Description (MUD) URLs. A local user can exploit this flaw to escalate privileges by triggering a script via a crafted MUD URL, provided an administrator has explicitly configured NetworkManager to use dhclient. This issue does not affect default configurations of NetworkManager.
History

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in NetworkManager. This local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in NetworkManager's dhclient backend when processing malformed Manufacturer Usage Description (MUD) URLs. A local user can exploit this flaw to escalate privileges by triggering a script via a crafted MUD URL, provided an administrator has explicitly configured NetworkManager to use dhclient. This issue does not affect default configurations of NetworkManager.
Title Networkmanager: networkmanager: local privilege escalation via malformed mud urls in dhclient backend
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat jbosseapxp
Redhat multicluster Engine
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-78
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp
cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat jbosseapxp
Redhat multicluster Engine
Redhat openshift
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2026-06-04T05:21:34.080Z

Updated: 2026-06-04T05:21:34.080Z

Reserved: 2026-06-04T05:10:00.738Z

Link: CVE-2026-10805

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-04T06:16:21.780

Modified: 2026-06-04T06:16:21.780

Link: CVE-2026-10805

cve-icon Redhat

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