CVE-2026-19624: fedora extra packages for enterprise linux (epel) Argument Injection
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-19624 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Argument Injection vulnerability in fedora extra packages for enterprise linux (epel). EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 14-09-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-09-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A flaw was found in NetworkManager-l2tp. The plugin writes attacker-controlled VPN connection properties (vpn.data and vpn.secrets values) unescaped into a generated ipsec.conf file that pluto loads as root. A local unprivileged user can create and activate their own L2TP VPN profile containing a newline-injected leftupdown directive; pluto executes that command as root when the IKE security association is established, resulting in local privilege escalation. This is the same bug class as CVE-2018-10900 (NetworkManager-vpnc).
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
2%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.13% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Fedora2 products
- extra packages for enterprise linux (epel)≥ 1.20.0, < 1.20.24
- fedora≥ 1.52.0, < 1.52.4
Debian1 product
- network-manager-l2tp< 1.20.8-1+deb12u1 | < 1.20.20-2+deb13u1 | < 1.52.6-1
Ubuntu1 product
- network-manager-l2tpAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 4 products
References
8 links- github.com/nm-l2tp/NetworkManager-l2tp/releasesRelease Notes
- linnemanlabs.com/posts/nm-l2tp-newline-to-root/Third Party Advisory