CVE-2018-10900 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 3.9% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.93% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-07-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| gnome | network manager vpnc |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Network Manager VPNC 1.2.6 - 'Username' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) | 2018-08-31 |
References
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101147
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10900
- https://download.gnome.org/sources/NetworkManager-vpnc/1.2/NetworkManager-vpnc-1.2.6.news
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/NetworkManager-vpnc/commit/07ac18a32b4
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00048.html
- https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-03
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4253
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45313/
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101147
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10900
- https://download.gnome.org/sources/NetworkManager-vpnc/1.2/NetworkManager-vpnc-1.2.6.news
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/NetworkManager-vpnc/commit/07ac18a32b4
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00048.html
- https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-03
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4253
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45313/
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