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CVE-2025-9615: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 NetworkManager · Improper Preservation of Permissions

Affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 NetworkManagerSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.3 Low.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
3.3Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Jan 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/NetworkManagerpkg:rpm/redhat/NetworkManagerOther threatsAffected
  • 9.0 – 10.2
4 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released official security updates that fix this vulnerability for affected versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and 10. Users should apply the NetworkManager updates as described in Red Hat advisories RHSA-2026:18142 and RHSA-2026:18597. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these updates fully mitigates the issue.

Description

A flaw was found in NetworkManager. The NetworkManager package allows access to files that may belong to other users. NetworkManager allows non-root users to configure the system's network. The daemon runs with root privileges and can access files owned by users different from the one who added the connection.

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