CVE-2018-10900

Published Jul 26, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 4.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
Network Manager VPNC plugin (aka networkmanager-vpnc) before version 1.2.6 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack. A new line character can be used to inject a Password helper parameter into the configuration data passed to VPNC, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1454-1 network-manager-vpnc security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4253-1 network-manager-vpnc security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-2957 Network Manager VPNC plugin (aka networkmanager-vpnc) before version 1.2.6 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack. A new line character can be used to inject a Password helper parameter into the configuration data passed to VPNC, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:54 AM
Reserved
May 9, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 26, 2018, 3:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:34 AM