CVE-2026-10805
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 6 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-2977Red Hat Enterprise Linux (NetworkManager): Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2026-08-23csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (NetworkManager) ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-3595IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-09-27csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen und um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
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references (13)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-10805cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-10805cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2484613cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-10805enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2484613enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58555nvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58572nvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61239nvd
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