# CVE-2025-9615: Networkmanager: networkmanager file access

- Severity: CVSS 3.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-01-26 · Updated: 2026-06-30

## Affected

- NetworkManager: version range not reported
- NetworkManager: version range not reported
- NetworkManager: version range not reported
- NetworkManager: version range not reported
- NetworkManager: version range not reported
- NetworkManager: version range not reported
- NetworkManager: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18142
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18597
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-9615
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2391503
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/issues/1809
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/merge_requests/2324
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/merge_requests/2327

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