CVE-2026-44932 (GCVE-0-2026-44932)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-16 15:26 – Updated: 2026-06-18 03:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
indirect remote shell command injection via unsanitized DHCP options in wicked
Summary
Passing of unsanitized strings from DHCP replies into the wicked dhcp client before wicked 0.6.79 could be used by attackers operating a malicious DHCP server to execute code on the local machine.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-17 00:00 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265221 | issue-tracking |
| https://github.com/openSUSE/wicked/releases/tag/v… | release-notes |
| https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-upd… | vendor-advisory |
| https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-upd… | vendor-advisory |
| https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-upd… | vendor-advisory |
| https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-upd… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-06-10 15:15
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