Answer in brief
CVE-2026-19624 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in NetworkManager-l2tp: local privilege escalation via ipsec.conf injection. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Fedora/Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) (generic), Fedora/Fedora (generic), NetworkManager-l2tp (generic), Fedora/NetworkManager-l2tp (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Fedora/Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) (generic), Fedora/Fedora (generic), NetworkManager-l2tp (generic), Fedora/NetworkManager-l2tp (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Fedora/Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL)generic | >=1.20.0 <1.20.24 | 1.20.24 |
| Fedora/Fedorageneric | >=1.52.0 <1.52.4 | 1.52.4 |
| NetworkManager-l2tpgeneric | >=1.0.0 <1.0.16 || >=1.2.0 <1.2.22 || >=1.8.0 <1.8.10 || >=1.20.0 <1.20.24 || >=1.52.0 <1.52.4 | 1.0.16, 1.2.22, 1.8.10, 1.20.24, 1.52.4 |
| Fedora/NetworkManager-l2tpgeneric | >=1.52.0 <1.52.4 | 1.52.4 |
| Fedora/NetworkManager-l2tpgeneric | >=1.20.0 <1.20.24 | 1.20.24 |
Published upstream
Sep 14, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 18, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 14, 2026
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).
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