3.3

CVE-2025-9615: Networkmanager: networkmanager file access

Deferred
AliasesSUSE-SU-2026:1419-1SUSE-SU-2026:1420-1SUSE-SU-2026:1427-1
Published 26-01-2026Last modified 30-06-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-9615 is a low (CVSS 3.3) Improper Preservation of Permissions vulnerability in network-manager. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 3.3, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
3.3/10
010
Low · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.16%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20547-1SUSE-SU-2026:21203-1SUSE-SU-2026:4181-1

Timeline

  1. 26-01-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in NetworkManager. The NetworkManager package allows access to files that may belong to other users. NetworkManager allows non-root users to configure the system's network. The daemon runs with root privileges and can access files owned by users different from the one who added the connection.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

5%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.16% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat28 products
  • NetworkManager< 1:1.56.0-1.el10 | < 1:1.54.3-2.el9
  • NetworkManager-adsl< 1:1.56.0-1.el10 | < 1:1.54.3-2.el9
  • NetworkManager-adsl-debuginfo< 1:1.56.0-1.el10 | < 1:1.54.3-2.el9
  • NetworkManager-bluetooth< 1:1.56.0-1.el10 | < 1:1.54.3-2.el9
  • NetworkManager-bluetooth-debuginfo< 1:1.56.0-1.el10 | < 1:1.54.3-2.el9
Suse11 products
  • NetworkManager&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3< 1.38.2-150400.3.5.1
  • NetworkManager&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4< 1.38.2-150400.3.6.1
  • NetworkManager&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5< 1.38.6-150500.3.5.1
  • NetworkManager&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7< 1.44.2-150600.3.7.1
  • NetworkManager&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7< 1.44.2-150600.3.7.1
Opensuse6 products
  • NetworkManager-l2tp&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.52.0-1.1
  • NetworkManager-openvpn&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.12.5-1.1
  • NetworkManager-strongswan&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.6.4-1.1
  • NetworkManager&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.6< 1.44.2-150600.3.7.1
  • NetworkManager&distro=openSUSE Leap 16.0< 1.52.0-160000.4.1
Debian1 product
  • network-managerAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1.54.3-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • network-managerAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1.54.3-2ubuntu1

5 vendors · 47 products

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