CVE-2026-19685 Security feature bypass in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
An unprivileged local user can bypass WPA-Enterprise server certificate validation by manipulating CA paths, enabling credential theft via rogue access points.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-19685?
CVE-2026-19685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published on 24 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19685?
How do I fix CVE-2026-19685?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-19685 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-19685 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-19685, GHSA-xpm4-qfqg-g2wr, OESA-2026-3661, OESA-2026-3662, OESA-2026-3663, OESA-2026-3664 and 3 more.