A flaw was found in NetworkManager-vpnc. This vulnerability allows a local unprivileged user to escalate privileges to root. By injecting a newline character into the VPN username field, an attacker can manipulate the vpnc configuration to execute an arbitrary program with root privileges when the malicious VPN connection is activated.
https://gitlab.gnome.org/Archive/NetworkManager-vpnc/-/work_items/19
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-87250