Red Hat Enterprise Linux (NetworkManager): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation
WID-SEC-2026-2977 · first 24.08.2026 · updated 17.09.2026 · CVSS 6,7
What it is about
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ist eine populäre Linux-Distribution. Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (NetworkManager) ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
Under what conditions?
Only with access to the device or an account on it. Often the second step after a phishing email.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- seine Privilegien zu erhöhen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- RESF Rocky Linux
- SUSE Linux
- SUSE openSUSE
- Oracle Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Install the updates provided by the vendor; details in the sources below.
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:58555 vom 2026-08-23 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:58572 vom 2026-08-24 access.redhat.com
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-58555 vom 2026-08-25 oss.oracle.com
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-58572 vom 2026-08-25 oss.oracle.com
- Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2026:58572 vom 2026-08-24 errata.build.resf.org
- Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2026:58555 vom 2026-08-24 errata.build.resf.org
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:61239 vom 2026-08-31 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:61244 vom 2026-08-31 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:61243 vom 2026-08-31 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:61341 vom 2026-09-01 access.redhat.com
- openSUSE Security Update OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11693-1 vom 2026-09-08 lists.opensuse.org
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:4067-1 vom 2026-09-12 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:4063-1 vom 2026-09-12 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:23475-1 vom 2026-09-13 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:23499-1 vom 2026-09-14 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:4066-1 vom 2026-09-12 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:23525-1 vom 2026-09-15 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:23656-1 vom 2026-09-16 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:23639-1 vom 2026-09-16 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:4181-1 vom 2026-09-16 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:4148-1 vom 2026-09-16 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:4144-1 vom 2026-09-16 lists.suse.com
CVE: CVE-2026-10805
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.