6.7

CVE-2026-10805: Networkmanager: networkmanager: local privilege escalation via malformed mud urls in dhclient backend

Awaiting analysis
AliasesRHSA-2026:58555RHSA-2026:58572RHSA-2026:61239
Published 04-06-2026Last modified 25-09-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-10805 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) vulnerability in network-manager. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.7/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.17%
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 13 · Related 13
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11693-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21776-1SUSE-SU-2026:23475-1SUSE-SU-2026:23499-1SUSE-SU-2026:23525-1SUSE-SU-2026:23639-1

Timeline

  1. 04-06-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

6%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.17% 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, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat28 products
  • NetworkManager< 1:1.30.0-19.el8_4.1 | < 1:1.46.0-38.el9_4.1 | < 1:1.42.2-32.el9_2.1 | < 1:1.52.0-11.el9_6.1 | < 1:1.40.16-10.el8_8.1 | < 1:1.36.0-18.el8_6.1 | < 1:1.40.16-21.el8_10 | < 1:1.54.3-5.el9_8
  • NetworkManager-adsl< 1:1.30.0-19.el8_4.1 | < 1:1.46.0-38.el9_4.1 | < 1:1.42.2-32.el9_2.1 | < 1:1.52.0-11.el9_6.1 | < 1:1.40.16-10.el8_8.1 | < 1:1.36.0-18.el8_6.1 | < 1:1.40.16-21.el8_10 | < 1:1.54.3-5.el9_8
  • NetworkManager-adsl-debuginfo< 1:1.30.0-19.el8_4.1 | < 1:1.46.0-38.el9_4.1 | < 1:1.42.2-32.el9_2.1 | < 1:1.52.0-11.el9_6.1 | < 1:1.40.16-10.el8_8.1 | < 1:1.36.0-18.el8_6.1 | < 1:1.40.16-21.el8_10 | < 1:1.54.3-5.el9_8
  • NetworkManager-bluetooth< 1:1.30.0-19.el8_4.1 | < 1:1.46.0-38.el9_4.1 | < 1:1.42.2-32.el9_2.1 | < 1:1.52.0-11.el9_6.1 | < 1:1.40.16-10.el8_8.1 | < 1:1.36.0-18.el8_6.1 | < 1:1.40.16-21.el8_10 | < 1:1.54.3-5.el9_8
  • NetworkManager-bluetooth-debuginfo< 1:1.30.0-19.el8_4.1 | < 1:1.46.0-38.el9_4.1 | < 1:1.42.2-32.el9_2.1 | < 1:1.52.0-11.el9_6.1 | < 1:1.40.16-10.el8_8.1 | < 1:1.36.0-18.el8_6.1 | < 1:1.40.16-21.el8_10 | < 1:1.54.3-5.el9_8
Debian1 product
  • network-managerAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1.58.0-2
Ubuntu1 product
  • network-managerAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 30 products

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