CVE-2026-75131

Published: Sep 23, 2026Modified: Sep 24, 2026

8.5

Vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XShow less

Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com (Secondary)

Description

NetworkManager-l2tp through 1.52.4, fixed in 1.52.6, contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows local users with permission to create VPN connections to execute arbitrary code as root by injecting pppd options through a crafted VPN username. Attackers can embed a double-quote character or whitespace in the username to break out of the pppd options file quoting context and include the pppd plugin directive, causing the privileged pppd process to load an attacker-controlled shared object.

Related CWEs

CWE-88

Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string.

References (3)

https://github.com/nm-l2tp/NetworkManager-l2tp/security/advisories/GHSA-v2wj-xr2m-xc4j

Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/networkmanager-l2tp-privilege-escalation-via-pppd-username-injection

Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com

https://github.com/nm-l2tp/NetworkManager-l2tp/security/advisories/GHSA-v2wj-xr2m-xc4j

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

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