Is CVE-2026-19685 being exploited?

No public exploit is currently tracked.

How severe is CVE-2026-19685?

CVE-2026-19685 has a CVSS v3 severity of CRITICAL (9.8).

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CVE-2026-19685

Description

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.