[NEW] [medium] Red Hat Enterprise Linux (NetworkManager): Vulnerability allows privilege escalation
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (NetworkManager) to escalate their privileges.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Local attacker can escalate privileges via a vulnerability in NetworkManager.
- Who is affected
- Local users on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems with NetworkManager.
- Urgency
- Medium; local privilege escalation with no active exploitation reported.
- Action
- Apply Red Hat security update for NetworkManager to patch CVE-2026-10805.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2977
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-108050.16% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 6% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-10805 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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