CVE-2026-91840 HIGH

CVE-2026-91840: Networkmanager-vpnc: networkmanager-vpnc: local privilege escalation to root via newline injection in vpn username

Vendor Gnome
Product NetworkManager-vpnc
Weakness CWE-93 · CRLF injection
Published September 25, 2026
Last update September 26, 2026

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in NetworkManager-vpnc. This vulnerability allows a local unprivileged user to escalate privileges to root. By injecting a newline character into the VPN username field, an attacker can manipulate the vpnc configuration to execute an arbitrary program with root privileges when the malicious VPN connection is activated.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 25, 2026 CVE published
September 26, 2026 Record updated

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