# CVE-2026-91837: Networkmanager-iodine: networkmanager-iodine: local privilege escalation to root via nameserver option injection

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-25 · Updated: 2026-09-25

## Affected

- network-manager-iodine: fixed in \*

## Description

A flaw was found in NetworkManager-iodine, the iodine VPN plugin for NetworkManager. A local unprivileged user can exploit a vulnerability in how the 'nameserver' setting is processed when establishing an iodine VPN connection. By embedding shell metacharacters (special characters that can execute commands) in the 'nameserver' value, an attacker can inject and execute arbitrary commands. These commands run with root privileges before the application drops its elevated permissions, leading to local privilege escalation.

## What to do

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

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-91837
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2533634
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/network-manager-iodine/-/work_items/4

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