CVE-2026-91840

Estado: AplazadaAlta (7.8)—

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.

CVSS

Versión: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Puntuación base: 7.8

Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.19%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 8
Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).

🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK

Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.

ExplotaciónT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation95 %
Impacto principalT1548.004 Elevated Execution with Promptprivilege escalation90 %
Impacto secundarioT1059.004 Unix Shellexecution85 %

Vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios local (AV:L, PR:L) mediante inyección de newline en campo de configuración VPN. Permite ejecución arbitraria con privilegios root desde usuario no privilegiado.

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Tecnologías afectadas (1)

⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.

Networkmanager — Networkmanager-vpnc^AI

CWE

CWE-93

Referencias

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