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GHSA-W24G-6MF8-65CJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-26 21:30 – Updated: 2026-01-26 21:30

Details

A flaw was found in NetworkManager. The NetworkManager package allows access to files that may belong to other users. NetworkManager allows non-root users to configure the system's network. The daemon runs with root privileges and can access files owned by users different from the one who added the connection.

Severity ?

3.3 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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CVE-2025-9615 (GCVE-0-2025-9615)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-26 19:58 – Updated: 2026-01-26 20:15

Title

Networkmanager: networkmanager file access

Summary

Severity ?

3.3 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-281 - Improper Preservation of Permissions

Assigner

redhat

References

URL

Tags

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	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2391503	issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
	https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/Net…
	https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/Net…
	https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/Net…

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10

Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Red Hat	Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4	cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-W24G-6MF8-65CJ

CVE-2025-9615 (GCVE-0-2025-9615)

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