CVE-2026-44932

indirect remote shell command injection via unsanitized DHCP options in wicked

Published Jun 16, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Passing of unsanitized strings from DHCP replies into the wicked dhcp client before wicked 0.6.79 could be used by attackers operating a malicious DHCP server to execute code on the local machine.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Suse
Suse wicked
Vendors & Products Suse
Suse wicked
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 Passing of unsanitized strings from DHCP replies into the wicked dhcp client before wicked 0.6.79 could be used by attackers operating a malicious DHCP server to execute code on the local machine.
Title indirect remote shell command injection via unsanitized DHCP options in wicked
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
suse
Published
Updated
Jun 18, 2026, 3:55 AM
Reserved
May 8, 2026, 12:29 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Jun 16, 2026, 5:16 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 11:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 16, 2026, 3:26 PM