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CVE-2026-19624

NetworkManager-l2tp: local privilege escalation via ipsec.conf injection

7.8 HighFix available

A flaw was found in NetworkManager-l2tp. The plugin writes attacker-controlled VPN connection properties (vpn.data and vpn.secrets values) unescaped into a generated ipsec.conf file that pluto loads as root. A local unprivileged user can create and activate their own L2TP VPN profile containing a newline-injected leftupdown directive; pluto executes that command as root when the IKE security association is established, resulting in local privilege escalation. This is the same bug class as CVE-2018-10900 (NetworkManager-vpnc).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.13%Unchanged since Sep 15, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.8

NetworkManager-l2tp: local privilege escalation via ipsec.conf injection

A flaw was found in NetworkManager-l2tp. The plugin writes attacker-controlled VPN connection properties (vpn.data and vpn.secrets values) unescaped into a generated ipsec.conf file that pluto loads as root. A local unprivileged user can create and activate their own L2TP VPN profile containing a newline-injected leftupdown directive; pluto executes that command as root when the IKE security association is established, resulting in local privilege escalation. This is the same bug class as CVE-2018-10900 (NetworkManager-vpnc).

Record
CVE-2026-19624
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-88
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-77774 7.8

A flaw was found in NetworkManager-l2tp. The plugin writes attacker-controlled VPN connection properties (vpn.data and vpn.secrets values) unescaped into a generated ipsec.conf file that pluto loads as root. A local unprivileged user can create and activate their own L2TP VPN profile containing a newline-injected leftupdown directive; pluto executes that command as root when the IKE security association is established, resulting in local privilege escalation. This is the same bug class as CVE-2018-10900 (NetworkManager-vpnc).

Record
EUVD-2026-77774
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4533-c5f5-j3h9 7.8

A flaw was found in NetworkManager-l2tp. The plugin writes attacker-controlled VPN connection...

A flaw was found in NetworkManager-l2tp. The plugin writes attacker-controlled VPN connection properties (vpn.data and vpn.secrets values) unescaped into a generated ipsec.conf file that pluto loads as root. A local unprivileged user can create and activate their own L2TP VPN profile containing a newline-injected leftupdown directive; pluto executes that command as root when the IKE security association is established, resulting in local privilege escalation. This is the same bug class as CVE-2018-10900 (NetworkManager-vpnc).

Record
GHSA-4533-c5f5-j3h9
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-88
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.8

A flaw was found in NetworkManager-l2tp. The plugin writes attacker-controlled VPN connection properties (vpn.data and vpn.secrets values) unescaped into a generated ipsec.conf file that pluto loads as root. A local unprivileged user can create and activate their own L2TP VPN profile containing a newline-injected leftupdown directive; pluto executes that command as root when the IKE security association is established, resulting in local privilege escalation. This is the same bug class as CVE-2018-10900 (NetworkManager-vpnc).

Record
CVE-2026-19624
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-88
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

NetworkManager-l2tp: local privilege escalation via ipsec.conf injection

A flaw was found in NetworkManager-l2tp. The plugin writes attacker-controlled VPN connection properties (vpn.data and vpn.secrets values) unescaped into a generated ipsec.conf file that pluto loads as root. A local unprivileged user can create and activate their own L2TP VPN profile containing a newline-injected leftupdown directive; pluto executes that command as root when the IKE security association is established, resulting in local privilege escalation. This is the same bug class as CVE-2018-10900 (NetworkManager-vpnc).

Record
CVE-2026-19624
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-88
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-19624 7.8

A flaw was found in NetworkManager-l2tp. The plugin writes attacker-controlled VPN connection properties (vpn.data and vpn.secrets values) unescaped into a generated ipsec.conf file that pluto loads as root. A local unprivileged user can create and activate their own L2TP VPN profile containing a newline-injected leftupdown directive; pluto executes that command as root when the IKE security association is established, resulting in local privilege escalation. This is the same bug class as CVE-2018-10900 (NetworkManager-vpnc).

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-19624
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-19624 7.8

A flaw was found in NetworkManager-l2tp. The plugin writes attacker-controlled VPN connection properties (vpn.data and vpn.secrets values) unescaped into a generated ipsec.conf file that pluto loads as root. A local unprivileged user can create and activate their own L2TP VPN profile containing a newline-injected leftupdown directive; pluto executes that command as root when the IKE security association is established, resulting in local privilege escalation. This is the same bug class as CVE-2018-10900 (NetworkManager-vpnc).

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-19624
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
network-manager-l2tp
Debian:12
before 1.20.8-1+deb12u1, plus listed versions
1.20.8-1
1.20.8-1+deb12u1
network-manager-l2tp
Debian:13
before 1.20.20-2+deb13u1, plus listed versions
1.20.20-2
1.20.20-2+deb13u1
network-manager-l2tp
Debian:14
before 1.52.6-1, plus listed versions
1.20.20-21.52.0-11.52.0-21.52.2-11.52.4-1
1.52.6-1
network-manager-l2tp
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.2.8-11.2.8-2build1
None known
network-manager-l2tp
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.2.10-11.2.14-11.2.16-1
None known
network-manager-l2tp
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.2.18-1build11.20.0-11.20.0-1build11.20.0-1build2
None known
network-manager-l2tp
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.20.8-11.20.10-11.20.12-11.20.12-1build11.20.12-1build2
None known
network-manager-l2tp
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
1.52.0-21.52.2-11.52.4-11.52.4-1build11.52.6-1
None known
network-manager-l2tp
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.20.20-21.52.0-2
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-19624 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Fedora Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux (epel), published September 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. Fixed in network-manager-l2tp 1.20.8-1+deb12u1.

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