CVE-2026-10805
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.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.16% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 6% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- medium[NEW] [medium] Red Hat Enterprise Linux (NetworkManager): Vulnerability allows privilege escalationcert-bund · 2026-08-25
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