CVE-2026-44932

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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265221
https://github.com/openSUSE/wicked/releases/tag/version-0.6.79
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026688.html
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026689.html
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026690.html
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026691.html

Configurations

No configuration.

History

16 Jun 2026, 17:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-16 17:16

Updated : 2026-06-18 04:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-44932

Mitre link : CVE-2026-44932

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44932

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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