{
  "cveId": "CVE-2018-10900",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10900",
  "summary": "CVE-2018-10900 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by network-manager-vpnc 1.2.4-6ubuntu0.1, released July 26, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "network-manager-vpnc: Network Manager VPNC plugin (aka networkmanager-vpnc) before version 1.2.6 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation at...",
  "description": "Network Manager VPNC plugin (aka networkmanager-vpnc) before version 1.2.6 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack. A new line character can be used to inject a Password helper parameter into the configuration data passed to VPNC, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root.",
  "published": "2018-07-26T08:29:00Z",
  "severity": "Medium",
  "epss": 0.03925,
  "epssPercentile": 0.90417,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "network-manager-vpnc",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "1.2.4-6ubuntu0.1",
      "fix": "network-manager-vpnc 1.2.4-6ubuntu0.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-network-manager-vpnc-1.2.4-6ubuntu0.1",
      "released": "2018-07-26T08:29:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "network-manager-vpnc-gnome",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "1.2.4-6ubuntu0.1",
      "fix": "network-manager-vpnc-gnome 1.2.4-6ubuntu0.1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-network-manager-vpnc-gnome-1.2.4-6ubuntu0.1",
      "released": "2018-07-26T08:29:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-07T18:46:35Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}