CVE-2026-10805

Networkmanager: networkmanager: local privilege escalation via malformed mud urls in dhclient backend

Published Jun 4, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

To prevent exploitation, ensure NetworkManager is not configured to use the `dhclient` backend. The default configuration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux does not enable `dhclient`. If a custom configuration file, such as `/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/00-dhcp.conf`, contains `[main] dhcp=dhclient`, remove or comment out this line. After modifying the configuration, restart the NetworkManager service: `sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager` Warning: Restarting the NetworkManager service will temporarily disrupt network connectivity.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Els
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:5
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Els
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat hummingbird
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
Vendors & Products Redhat hummingbird
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Eus
Redhat rhel Tus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::crb
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::baseos
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Eus
Redhat rhel Tus
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.6::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.6::baseos
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel Eus Long Life
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.4::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::baseos
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel Eus Long Life
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel E4s
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::baseos
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel E4s
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::crb
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
Redhat multicluster Engine For Kubernetes
Redhat networkmanager
Redhat openshift Container Platform
Vendors & Products Redhat jboss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
Redhat multicluster Engine For Kubernetes
Redhat networkmanager
Redhat openshift Container Platform
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Networkmanager: networkmanager: local privilege escalation via malformed mud urls in dhclient backend
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat jbosseapxp
Redhat multicluster Engine
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-78
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp
cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat jbosseapxp
Redhat multicluster Engine
Redhat openshift
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}