Improper Preservation of Permissions Affecting network-manager package, versions <1.54.3-2ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2604-NETWORKMANAGER-16236952
  • published24 Apr 2026
  • disclosed26 Jan 2026

Introduced: 26 Jan 2026

CVE-2025-9615  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-281  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:26.04 network-manager to version 1.54.3-2ubuntu1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream network-manager package and not the network-manager package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:26.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Base Scores

version 3.1