CVE-2026-91838 Networkmanager-sstp: networkmanager-sstp: local privilege escalation to root via shell injection in vpn profile fields

A flaw was found in NetworkManager-sstp, the SSTP VPN plugin for NetworkManager. A local unprivileged user can exploit this vulnerability by embedding special characters, known as shell metacharacters, into VPN connection profile fields such as CA certificate or proxy settings. These unescaped...

CVE-2026-91838 Networkmanager-sstp: networkmanager-sstp: local privilege escalation to root via shell injection in vpn profile fields

A flaw was found in NetworkManager-sstp, the SSTP VPN plugin for NetworkManager. A local unprivileged user can exploit this vulnerability by embedding special characters, known as shell metacharacters, into VPN connection profile fields such as CA certificate or proxy settings. These unescaped...