---
id: CVE-2026-19685
title: >-
  NetworkManager did not apply the private_user restriction to the
  802-1x.ca-path and phase2-ca-path directory-valued connection properties
summary: >-
  NetworkManager did not apply the private_user restriction to the
  802-1x.ca-path and phase2-ca-path directory-valued connection properties. This
  incomplete fix for CVE-2025-9615 allows an unprivileged local user to point a
  private WPA-Ent…
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
published: '2026-08-24'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T13:10:00.187'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19685'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-19685'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2515042'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: >-
      https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/commit/a8e87381a3e70060abd721d9a347f42b2ba68e6e
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: >-
      https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/commit/e85cc46d0b36cdba50fe8411cc93d55a49ebfccf
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: >-
      https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/merge_requests/2513
    label: secalert@redhat.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00136
epssPercentile: 0.02669
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T13:30:58.562Z'
---

## Overview

NetworkManager did not apply the private_user restriction to the 802-1x.ca-path and phase2-ca-path directory-valued connection properties. This incomplete fix for CVE-2025-9615 allows an unprivileged local user to point a private WPA-Enterprise (802.1X) connection profile's CA path at an attacker-controlled directory, bypassing server certificate validation and enabling credential theft via a rogue access point.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.