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CVE-2026-44932
Published:June 16, 2026
Updated:June 29, 2026
Passing of unsanitized strings from DHCP replies into the wicked dhcp client before wicked 0.6.79 could be used by attackers operating a malicious DHCP server to execute code on the local machine.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/openSUSE/wicked.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=version-0.5.1 <version-0.6.79
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version version-0.6.79
Related Resources (6)
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026690.html
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026689.html
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026688.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265221
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026691.html
https://github.com/openSUSE/wicked/releases/tag/version-0.6.79
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
ADJACENT
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
ADJACENT
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-78
EPSS
Base Score:
0.30