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CVE-2025-9615

NetworkManager: NetworkManager File Access

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · December 12, 2025

Updated · August 15, 2026

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

SELinux is shipped out of the box in targeted enforcing mode, which prevents processes from having unwanted permissions and mitigates this attack.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE-281 · Improper Preservation of Permissions