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.

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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.

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Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Redhat hardened Images
Redhat networkmanager
Redhat openshift Container Platform
Vendors & Products Redhat hardened Images
Redhat networkmanager
Redhat openshift Container Platform

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title 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)
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-24T20:47:26.062Z

Reserved: 2026-08-13T02:59:59.882Z

Link: CVE-2026-19685

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-24T16:52:38.851Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-24T17:17:21.907

Modified: 2026-08-24T21:16:49.700

Link: CVE-2026-19685

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-24T21:30:16Z

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