CVE-2026-44932
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
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
HIGH
CVSS score
8.8
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-06-16 17:16:40.953000
Last modified
2026-10-25 23:10:00.167000
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{
"id": "CVE-2026-44932",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-06-16T17:16:40.953",
"lastModified": "2026-10-25T23:10:00.167",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "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."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "Paso de cadenas no saneadas desde respuestas DHCP al cliente dhcp wicked antes de wicked 0.6.79 podría ser utilizado por atacantes que operan un servidor DHCP malicioso para ejecutar código en la máquina local."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "SUSE",
"product": "wicked",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"collectionURL": "https://github.com/openSUSE/wicked",
"packageName": "wicked",
"modules": [
"dhcp handling"
],
"repo": "https://github.com/openSUSE/wicked",
"versions": [
{
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "0.6.79",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"baseScore": 8.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 5.9
}
],
"ssvcV203": [
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"ssvcData": {
"timestamp": "2026-06-17T00:00:00+00:00",
"id": "CVE-2026-44932",
"options": [
{
"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "total"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-78"
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265221",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/openSUSE/wicked/releases/tag/version-0.6.79",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026688.html",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026689.html",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026690.html",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026691.html",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}