{
    "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
    "dataVersion": "5.2",
    "cveMetadata": {
        "cveId": "CVE-2026-19685",
        "assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "redhat",
        "dateReserved": "2026-08-13T02:59:59.882Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-08-24T16:12:38.297Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-08-24T20:47:26.062Z"
    },
    "containers": {
        "cna": {
            "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)",
            "metrics": [
                {
                    "other": {
                        "content": {
                            "value": "Important",
                            "namespace": "https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/"
                        },
                        "type": "Red Hat severity rating"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "cvssV3_1": {
                        "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                        "attackVector": "LOCAL",
                        "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
                        "baseScore": 7.1,
                        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
                        "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
                        "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                        "userInteraction": "NONE",
                        "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
                        "version": "3.1"
                    },
                    "format": "CVSS"
                }
            ],
            "descriptions": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "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."
                }
            ],
            "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"
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}