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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."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10","collectionURL":"https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/","packageName":"NetworkManager","defaultStatus":"affected","cpes":["cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10"]},{"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6","collectionURL":"https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/","packageName":"NetworkManager","defaultStatus":"unaffected","cpes":["cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6"]},{"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7","collectionURL":"https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/","packageName":"NetworkManager","defaultStatus":"unaffected","cpes":["cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7"]},{"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8","collectionURL":"https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/","packageName":"NetworkManager","defaultStatus":"unaffected","cpes":["cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8"]},{"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9","collectionURL":"https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/","packageName":"NetworkManager","defaultStatus":"unaffected","cpes":["cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9"]},{"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Red Hat Hardened Images","collectionURL":"https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/","packageName":"NetworkManager","defaultStatus":"unaffected","cpes":["cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1"]},{"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4","collectionURL":"https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/","packageName":"NetworkManager","defaultStatus":"unaffected","cpes":["cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-19685","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_REDHAT"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2515042","name":"RHBZ#2515042","tags":["issue-tracking","x_refsource_REDHAT"]},{"url":"https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/commit/a8e87381a3e70060abd721d9a347f42b2ba68e6e"},{"url":"https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/commit/e85cc46d0b36cdba50fe8411cc93d55a49ebfccf"},{"url":"https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/merge_requests/2513"}],"datePublic":"2026-08-24T15:39:59.457Z","problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-863","description":"Incorrect Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"x_redhatCweChain":"CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization","workarounds":[{"lang":"en","value":"Upstream fix is public: NetworkManager rejects 802-1x.ca-path and 802-1x.phase2-ca-path on private connections (those with connection.permissions) and requires ca-cert or system-ca-certs instead. Fixed upstream in commit a8e87381 (MR 2513), shipped in NetworkManager 1.58.1 and later 1.60 development snapshots. Until the fixed package is installed, use system-wide 802.1X profiles rather than per-user private ones, or set 802-1x.system-ca-certs=yes so the compiled system CA path overrides any user-supplied ca-path."}],"timeline":[{"lang":"en","time":"2026-07-24T00:00:00.000Z","value":"Reported to Red Hat."},{"lang":"en","time":"2026-08-24T15:39:59.457Z","value":"Made public."}],"credits":[{"lang":"en","value":"Red Hat would like to thank Vivek Parikh (BreachX Zero Day Labs) for reporting this issue."}],"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749","shortName":"redhat","dateUpdated":"2026-08-24T20:47:26.062Z"},"x_generator":{"engine":"cvelib 1.8.0"}},"adp":[{"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"scope":"UNCHANGED","version":"3.1","baseScore":9.8,"attackVector":"NETWORK","baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","integrityImpact":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","attackComplexity":"LOW","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH"}},{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2026-08-24T16:52:54.527857Z","id":"CVE-2026-19685","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"yes"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","providerMetadata":{"orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP","dateUpdated":"2026-08-24T16:53:15.959Z"}}]}}