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.
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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 | |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat jbosseapxp Redhat multicluster Engine Redhat openshift |
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| 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 |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat jbosseapxp Redhat multicluster Engine Redhat openshift |
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cvssV3_1
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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
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-06-04T06:16:21.780
Modified: 2026-06-04T06:16:21.780
Link: CVE-2026-10805
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