GHSA-rwc7-7qq8-w477MediumCVSS 6.7

A flaw was found in NetworkManager. This local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in...

Published
June 4, 2026
Last Modified
June 4, 2026

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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.

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