CVE-2026-10805
MEDIUMNetworkmanager: networkmanager: local privilege escalation via malformed mud urls in dhclient backend
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vdb Entry, X_Refsource_Redhat vdb-entry
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-10805
Issue Tracking, X_Refsource_Redhat issue-tracking
x_refsource_redhat
RHBZ#2484613
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2484613
Scores
CVSS v3
6.7
EPSS
0.0012
EPSS Percentile
2.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-78
Status
published
Products (8)
Red Hat/Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat/Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
Red Hat/Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Published
Jun 04, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 04, 2026