CVE-2026-93337
NetworkManager-l2tp Privilege Escalation via pppd Plugin Injection
NetworkManager-l2tp through 1.52.4, fixed in 1.52.6, contains an improper input validation vulnerability that allows local users with VPN connection creation permissions to inject arbitrary pppd directives by supplying mru or mtu property values containing trailing non-numeric content after a valid integer. Attackers can exploit the verbatim write of unvalidated strings into the pppd options file via write_config_option() to inject the plugin directive, causing the privileged pppd process to load an attacker-controlled shared object and achieve arbitrary code execution as root.
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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.5
NetworkManager-l2tp Privilege Escalation via pppd Plugin Injection
NetworkManager-l2tp through 1.52.4, fixed in 1.52.6, contains an improper input validation vulnerability that allows local users with VPN connection creation permissions to inject arbitrary pppd directives by supplying mru or mtu property values containing trailing non-numeric content after a valid integer. Attackers can exploit the verbatim write of unvalidated strings into the pppd options file via write_config_option() to inject the plugin directive, causing the privileged pppd process to load an attacker-controlled shared object and achieve arbitrary code execution as root.
- Record
CVE-2026-93337- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS: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-2026-82381
8.5
NetworkManager-l2tp through 1.52.4, fixed in 1.52.6, contains an improper input validation vulnerability that allows local users with VPN connection creation permissions to inject arbitrary pppd directives by supplying mru or mtu property values containing trailing non-numeric content after a valid integer. Attackers can exploit the verbatim write of unvalidated strings into the pppd options file via write_config_option() to inject the plugin directive, causing the privileged pppd process to load an attacker-controlled shared object and achieve arbitrary code execution as root.
- Record
EUVD-2026-82381- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.5
NetworkManager-l2tp through 1.52.4, fixed in 1.52.6, contains an improper input validation vulnerability that allows local users with VPN connection creation permissions to inject arbitrary pppd directives by supplying mru or mtu property values containing trailing non-numeric content after a valid integer. Attackers can exploit the verbatim write of unvalidated strings into the pppd options file via write_config_option() to inject the plugin directive, causing the privileged pppd process to load an attacker-controlled shared object and achieve arbitrary code execution as root.
- Record
CVE-2026-93337- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS: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
8.5
NetworkManager-l2tp Privilege Escalation via pppd Plugin Injection
NetworkManager-l2tp through 1.52.4, fixed in 1.52.6, contains an improper input validation vulnerability that allows local users with VPN connection creation permissions to inject arbitrary pppd directives by supplying mru or mtu property values containing trailing non-numeric content after a valid integer. Attackers can exploit the verbatim write of unvalidated strings into the pppd options file via write_config_option() to inject the plugin directive, causing the privileged pppd process to load an attacker-controlled shared object and achieve arbitrary code execution as root.
- Record
CVE-2026-93337- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-88
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-93337
8.5
NetworkManager-l2tp through 1.52.4, fixed in 1.52.6, contains an improper input validation vulnerability that allows local users with VPN connection creation permissions to inject arbitrary pppd directives by supplying mru or mtu property values containing trailing non-numeric content after a valid integer. Attackers can exploit the verbatim write of unvalidated strings into the pppd options file via write_config_option() to inject the plugin directive, causing the privileged pppd process to load an attacker-controlled shared object and achieve arbitrary code execution as root.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93337- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93337
8.5
NetworkManager-l2tp through 1.52.4, fixed in 1.52.6, contains an improper input validation vulnerability that allows local users with VPN connection creation permissions to inject arbitrary pppd directives by supplying mru or mtu property values containing trailing non-numeric content after a valid integer. Attackers can exploit the verbatim write of unvalidated strings into the pppd options file via write_config_option() to inject the plugin directive, causing the privileged pppd process to load an attacker-controlled shared object and achieve arbitrary code execution as root.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93337- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS: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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
network-manager-l2tpDebian:12 |
before 1.20.8-1+deb12u1, plus listed versions 1.20.8-1 |
1.20.8-1+deb12u1 |
network-manager-l2tpDebian:13 |
before 1.20.20-2+deb13u1, plus listed versions 1.20.20-2 |
1.20.20-2+deb13u1 |
network-manager-l2tpDebian: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-l2tpUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.8-11.2.8-2build1 |
None known |
network-manager-l2tpUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.10-11.2.14-11.2.16-1 |
None known |
network-manager-l2tpUbuntu: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-l2tpUbuntu: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-l2tpUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.20.20-21.52.0-2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-93337 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Nm-l2tp Networkmanager-l2tp, published September 17, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. Fixed in network-manager-l2tp 1.20.8-1+deb12u1.
References
github.com/nm-l2tp/NetworkManager-l2tp/security/advisories/GHSA-rp84-8h2r-5xc3
github.com/nm-l2tp/NetworkManager-l2tp/commit/64879ce0ad866f7c9a45babe4d95731a916ea00f
vulncheck.com/advisories/networkmanager-l2tp-privilege-escalation-via-pppd-plugin-injection
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/93xxx/CVE-2026-93337.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93337
github.com/nm-l2tp/NetworkManager-l2tp
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-93337
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-93337
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-93337