GHSA-6cmp-3578-qc4p
GitHub Security Advisory
⚠ Unreviewed
HIGH
Has CVE
Advisory Details
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.
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Key Information
7.5
/10
Dataset
Last updated: September 15, 2025 6:32 AM
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