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TI-2018-07713 Aliases CVE-2018-10900GHSA-6cmp-3578-qc4p

OS command injection in [UNKNOWN] networkmanager-vpnc

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03925 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
[UNKNOWN]networkmanager-vpncNetworkManager-vpnc 1.2.6—No fix listedCNA
  • networkmanager-vpnc Vendor[UNKNOWN] Affected NetworkManager-vpnc 1.2.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:network_manager_vpnc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.2.6VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:network_manager_vpnc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.2.6 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10900
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6cmp-3578-qc4p

References

Exploit 3

Patch 2

Advisory 4

Sources

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