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.
CVE-2026-10805
Score 6.7 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-04. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.7; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.7
- EG Score
- 6.7(medium)
- EG Risk
- 30(Track)EG Risk 30/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity67% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 4, 2026
Last Modified
August 31, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jun 13, 20262484613 – (CVE-2026-10805) CVE-2026-10805 NetworkManager: NetworkManager: Local privilege escalation via malformed MUD URLs in dhclient backend
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2484613Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-10805(4)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:61244Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: NetworkManager security update
- RHSA-2026:58572Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: NetworkManager security update
- RHSA-2026:58555Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: NetworkManager security update
- GHSA-rwc7-7qq8-w477GitHub Security AdvisoriesMedium
A flaw was found in NetworkManager. This local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in...
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | NetworkManager-1:1.46.0-38.el9_4.1 | 2026-08-31 | redhat |
| redhat | NetworkManager-1:1.30.0-19.el8_4.1 | 2026-08-31 | redhat |
| redhat | NetworkManager-1:1.42.2-32.el9_2.1 | 2026-08-31 | redhat |
| redhat | NetworkManager-1:1.36.0-18.el8_6.1 | 2026-08-31 | redhat |
| redhat | NetworkManager-1:1.40.16-10.el8_8.1 | 2026-08-31 | redhat |
| redhat | NetworkManager-1:1.52.0-11.el9_6.1 | 2026-08-31 | redhat |
| redhat | NetworkManager-1:1.54.3-5.el9_8 | 2026-08-24 | redhat |
| redhat | NetworkManager-1:1.40.16-21.el8_10 | 2026-08-24 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| network-manager | 1.30.0-2 ... 1.58~rc1-1 (99 versions) | — | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| network-manager | 1.42.4-1 ... 1.58~rc1-1 (63 versions) | — | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| network-manager | 1.52.1-1 ... 1.58~rc1-1 (23 versions) | — | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| network-manager | 1.52.1-1 ... 1.58~rc1-1 (21 versions) | 1.58.0-2 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(5)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2026:61239MODERATE2026-06-04
RHSA-2026:61239 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:61243MODERATE2026-06-04
RHSA-2026:61243 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:61341MODERATE2026-06-04
RHSA-2026:61341 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:61572MODERATE2026-06-04
RHSA-2026:61572 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:61580MODERATE2026-06-04
RHSA-2026:61580 — Moderate
Data Freshness Timeline
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