CVE-2026-44932 indirect remote shell command injection via unsanitized DHCP options in wicked
Attackers with a malicious DHCP server can execute arbitrary code on local machines using the wicked DHCP client due to unsanitized input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-44932?
CVE-2026-44932 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in SUSE wicked, published on 16 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44932?
Linux distribution packages (16)
wicked SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | All versions | 0.6.79-150400.3.39.1 |
wicked SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 0.6.79-150400.3.39.1 |
wicked SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | All versions | 0.6.79-150500.3.42.1 |
wicked SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | All versions | 0.6.79-150500.3.42.1 |
wicked SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | All versions | 0.6.79-150400.3.39.1 |
wicked SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | All versions | 0.6.79-150400.3.39.1 |
wicked SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | All versions | 0.6.79-150500.3.42.1 |
wicked SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | All versions | 0.6.79-150700.3.3.1 |
wicked SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | All versions | 0.6.79-3.56.1 |
wicked SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 0.6.79-150400.3.39.1 |
wicked SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | All versions | 0.6.79-150500.3.42.1 |
wicked SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | All versions | 0.6.79-3.56.1 |
wicked SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | All versions | 0.6.79-150400.3.39.1 |
wicked SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | All versions | 0.6.79-150500.3.42.1 |
wicked openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | All versions | 0.6.79-bp160.1.1 |
wicked openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 0.6.79-1.1 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-44932?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-44932 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44932 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hc32-vf4h-9cg4, SUSE-SU-2026:2349-1, SUSE-SU-2026:2350-1, SUSE-SU-2026:2353-1, SUSE-SU-2026:2354-1, openSUSE-SU-2026:11018-1 and 1 more.