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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-06-04 | Published 2026-06-04 | Updated 2026-06-04 | Assigner redhat




MEDIUM: 6.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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Timeline

2026-06-04:Reported to Red Hat.
2026-06-04:Made public.

References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-10805 vdb-entry

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2484613 (RHBZ#2484613) issue-tracking

cve.org (CVE-2026-10805)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-10805)

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