# CVE-2020-10754: It was found that nmcli, a command line interface to NetworkManager did not honour 802-1x.ca-path and 802-1x.phase2-ca-path settings, when c

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-06-08 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- \[Red Hat\] NetworkManager: 1.24.2

## Description

It was found that nmcli, a command line interface to NetworkManager did not honour 802-1x.ca-path and 802-1x.phase2-ca-path settings, when creating a new profile. When a user connects to a network using this profile, the authentication does not happen and the connection is made insecurely.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on \[Red Hat\] NetworkManager, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10754
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/44FTVXWKDYIAMOOP2PZMUY3D2QNWAVBZ/

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