{"id":"USN-8806-1","summary":"network-manager vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that NetworkManager did not properly restrict the\nca-path and phase2-ca-path certificate authority settings for private\n(single-user) 802.1X network connections. An attacker could use this issue\nto point their own private 802.1X connection profile at a directory under\ntheir control, causing NetworkManager to trust an attacker-chosen\ncertificate authority and potentially exposing network credentials via a\nrogue authentication server.","modified":"2026-09-24T02:12:34.837174995Z","published":"2026-09-23T13:24:45Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2026-19685"],"upstream":["CVE-2026-19685","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-19685"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8806-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-19685"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"network-manager","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/network-manager?arch=source&distro=resolute"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.54.3-2ubuntu3.1"}]}],"versions":["1.52.0-1ubuntu3","1.52.0-1ubuntu4","1.54.2-2ubuntu1","1.54.2-2ubuntu2","1.54.3-2ubuntu1","1.54.3-2ubuntu2","1.54.3-2ubuntu3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"gir1.2-nm-1.0","binary_version":"1.54.3-2ubuntu3.1"},{"binary_name":"libnm0","binary_version":"1.54.3-2ubuntu3.1"},{"binary_name":"network-manager","binary_version":"1.54.3-2ubuntu3.1"},{"binary_name":"network-manager-config-connectivity-debian","binary_version":"1.54.3-2ubuntu3.1"},{"binary_name":"network-manager-config-connectivity-ubuntu","binary_version":"1.54.3-2ubuntu3.1"},{"binary_name":"network-manager-l10n","binary_version":"1.54.3-2ubuntu3.1"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8806-1.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","cves":[{"id":"CVE-2026-19685","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}]}}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}