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NetworkManager CVE-2026-19685

| EUVDEUVD-2026-64957 HIGH
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-08-24 redhat GHSA-xpm4-qfqg-g2wr
Authentication Bypass Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4 Suse Red Hat Hardened Images Red Hat
7.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
7.1 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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7.1 HIGH

AV:L and PR:L because exploitation requires a local shell account and connection-profile creation rights; C:H and I:H for credential theft and certificate validation bypass; A:N as no availability impact is described.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE
HIGH
qualitative
Red Hat
7.1 HIGH
qualitative

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CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

8
Analysis Updated
Aug 24, 2026 - 21:29 vuln.today
v2 (cvss_changed)
Re-analysis Queued
Aug 24, 2026 - 21:22 vuln.today
cvss_changed
Severity Changed
Aug 24, 2026 - 21:22 NVD
CRITICAL HIGH
CVSS changed
Aug 24, 2026 - 21:22 NVD
9.8 (CRITICAL) 7.1 (HIGH)
Analysis Generated
Aug 24, 2026 - 19:06 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 24, 2026 - 17:22 NVD
9.8 (CRITICAL)
CVE Published
Aug 24, 2026 - 16:12 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8
CVE Published
Aug 24, 2026 - 16:12 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionNVD

NetworkManager did not apply the private_user restriction to the 802-1x.ca-path and phase2-ca-path directory-valued connection properties. This incomplete fix for CVE-2025-9615 allows an unprivileged local user to point a private WPA-Enterprise (802.1X) connection profile's CA path at an attacker-controlled directory, bypassing server certificate validation and enabling credential theft via a rogue access point.

AnalysisAI

Incomplete remediation of CVE-2025-9615 in NetworkManager exposes WPA-Enterprise (802.1X) connections to server certificate validation bypass on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 through 10, Red Hat Hardened Images, and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4. An unprivileged local user can set the 802-1x.ca-path or phase2-ca-path properties of a private connection profile to an attacker-controlled directory because the private_user restriction was never applied to these directory-valued fields. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires a local unprivileged user account on the affected system (PR:L per CVSS vector) with the default capability to create private NetworkManager connection profiles - a standard entitlement for desktop users in most RHEL configurations. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N accurately characterizes this as a local, low-complexity, low-privilege attack with no required user interaction and high confidentiality and integrity impact. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation The upstream fix is available in the NetworkManager GitLab repository via two commits: e85cc46d0b36cdba50fe8411cc93d55a49ebfccf (https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/commit/e85cc46d0b36cdba50fe8411cc93d55a49ebfccf) and a8e87381a3e70060abd721d9a347f42b2ba68e6e (https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/commit/a8e87381a3e70060abd721d9a347f42b2ba68e6e), merged via MR 2513 (https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/merge_requests/2513). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.
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Within 24 hours, identify all Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems (versions 6-10) and OpenShift Container Platform 4 deployments, determine which utilize WPA-Enterprise 802.1X wireless connectivity, and document their network role and access to sensitive systems. …

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