CVE-2026-10805 — Networkmanager: networkmanager: local privilege escalation via malformed mud urls in dhclient backend
A flaw was found in NetworkManager. This local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in NetworkManager's dhclient backend when processing malformed Manufacturer Usage Descri…
Published: 2026-06-04 · CVSS: 6.7 · CVSS 3.1
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7