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    CVE-2026-91840

    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.

    Published:Sep 25, 2026
    Last Modified:Sep 28, 2026
    EPS:Sep 25, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00193
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnome
    Product
    Network Manager Vpnc

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-15 Command Delimiters
    CAPEC-81 Web Server Logs Tampering

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High