NetworkManager did not apply the private_user restriction to the 802-1x.ca-path and phase2-ca-path directory-valued connection properties. This incomplete fix for CVE-2025-9615 allows an unprivileged local user to point a private WPA-Enterprise (802.1X) connection profile's CA path at an attacker-controlled directory, bypassing server certificate validation and enabling credential theft via a rogue access point.

The remote RockyLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2026:98586 advisory.

    * NetworkManager: NetworkManager: 802-1x ca-path and phase2-ca-path bypass private_user restriction,     allowing WPA-Enterprise server validation bypass (incomplete fix for CVE-2025-9615) (CVE-2026-19685)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:98586 advisory.

    NetworkManager is a system network service that manages network devices and connections, attempting to     keep active network connectivity when available. Its capabilities include managing Ethernet, wireless,     mobile broadband (WWAN), and PPPoE devices, as well as providing VPN integration with a variety of     different VPN services.

    Security Fix(es):

    * NetworkManager: NetworkManager: 802-1x ca-path and phase2-ca-path bypass private_user restriction,     allowing WPA-Enterprise server validation bypass (incomplete fix for CVE-2025-9615) (CVE-2026-19685)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the NetworkManager packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

    NetworkManager did not apply the private_user restriction to the 802-1x.ca-path and phase2-ca-path     directory-valued connection properties. This incomplete fix for CVE-2025-9615 allows an unprivileged local     user to point a private WPA-Enterprise (802.1X) connection profile's CA path at an attacker-controlled     directory, bypassing server certificate validation and enabling credential theft via a rogue access     point.(CVE-2026-19685)

    A flaw was found in NetworkManager. This local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in     NetworkManager's dhclient backend when processing malformed Manufacturer Usage Description (MUD) URLs. A     local user can exploit this flaw to escalate privileges by triggering a script via a crafted MUD URL,     provided an administrator has explicitly configured NetworkManager to use dhclient. This issue does not     affect default configurations of NetworkManager.(CVE-2026-10805)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS NetworkManager security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-142307 advisory.

    NetworkManager did not apply the private_user restriction to the 802-1x.ca-path and phase2-ca-path     directory-valued connection properties. This incomplete fix for CVE-2025-9615 allows an unprivileged local     user to point a private WPA-Enterprise (802.1X) connection profile's CA path at an attacker-controlled     directory, bypassing server certificate validation and enabling credential theft via a rogue access point.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8806-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that NetworkManager did not properly restrict the ca-path and phase2-ca-path certificate     authority settings for private (single-user) 802.1X network connections. An attacker could use this issue     to point their own private 802.1X connection profile at a directory under their control, causing     NetworkManager to trust an attacker-chosen certificate authority and potentially exposing network     credentials via a rogue authentication server.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:4063-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2026-10805: local privilege escalation via malformed MUD URLs in dhclient backend (bsc#1267696).
    - CVE-2026-19685: missing user ownership checks for 802.1X directory properties can allow WPA-Enterprise     server       certificate validation bypass (bsc#1276764).

    Changes for NetworkManager:

    - Add config-server subpackage (bsc#1224868).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:4144-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2026-10805: Local privilege escalation via malformed MUD URLs in dhclient backend (bsc#1267696).
    - CVE-2026-19685: missing user ownership checks for 802.1X directory properties can allow WPA-Enterprise     server       certificate validation bypass (bsc#1276764).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:4148-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2026-10805: Local privilege escalation via malformed MUD URLs in dhclient backend (bsc#1267696).
    - CVE-2026-19685: missing user ownership checks for 802.1X directory properties can allow WPA-Enterprise     server       certificate validation bypass (bsc#1276764).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:21776-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2026-10805: local privilege escalation via malformed MUD URLs in dhclient backend (bsc#1267696).
    - CVE-2026-19685: missing user ownership checks for 802.1X directory properties can allow WPA-Enterprise     server       certificate validation bypass (bsc#1276764).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
380267	RockyLinux 10 : NetworkManager (RLSA-2026:98586)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
378867	RHEL 10 : NetworkManager (RHSA-2026:98586)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	critical
376871	EulerOS 2.0 SP12 : NetworkManager (EulerOS-SA-2026-4389)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	Local	critical
376673	EulerOS 2.0 SP12 : NetworkManager (EulerOS-SA-2026-4466)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	Local	critical
370129	Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: NetworkManager (UTSA-2026-142307)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
349782	Ubuntu 26.04 LTS : NetworkManager vulnerability (USN-8806-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	Local	critical
348427	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : NetworkManager (SUSE-SU-2026:4063-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	critical
346222	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : NetworkManager (SUSE-SU-2026:4144-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	critical
346200	SUSE SLED15: NetworkManager / NetworkManager-bluetooth / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:4148-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	critical
343936	openSUSE 16: NetworkManager / NetworkManager-bluetooth / etc (openSUSE-SU-2026:21776-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	critical

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