CVE-2026-93337
Published:September 17, 2026
Updated:October 13, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/nm-l2tp/NetworkManager-l2tp.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=1.20.0 <1.20.26Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.20.26https://github.com/nm-l2tp/NetworkManager-l2tp.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=0.1 <1.8.12Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.8.12https://github.com/nm-l2tp/NetworkManager-l2tp.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=1.52.0 <1.52.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.52.6Related Resources (6)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
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:
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.15