nm-connection-editor in NetworkManager (NM) 0.7.x exports connection objects over D-Bus upon actions in the connection editor GUI, which all
nm-connection-editor in NetworkManager (NM) 0.7.x exports connection objects over D-Bus upon actions in the connection editor GUI, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading D-Bus signals, as demonstrated by using dbus-monitor to discover the password for the WiFi network.
- Published
- Dec 23, 2009
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 30th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-200
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Report tools
Action score
8
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 8 / 40 · 2.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| gnome | networkmanager | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- gnome networkmanager0.7.2
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | network-manager-applet | before 0.7.2-2 | 0.7.2-2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | NetworkManager-glib | before 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4 | 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | NetworkManager-gnome | before 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4 | 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | NetworkManager | before 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4 | 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | NetworkManager-debuginfo | before 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4 | 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | NetworkManager-devel | before 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4 | 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | NetworkManager-glib-devel | before 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4 | 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4 |
Same product
gnome: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2005-2410Format string vulnerability in the nm_info_handler function in Network Manager may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via form31Monitor
- CVE-2009-4144NetworkManager (NM) 0.7.2 does not ensure that the configured Certification Authority (CA) certificate file for a (1) WPA Enterprise or (2) 28Monitor
- CVE-2006-7246NetworkManager 0.9.x does not pin a certificate's subject to an ESSID when 802.11X authentication is used.27Monitor
- CVE-2021-20297A flaw was found in NetworkManager in versions before 1.30.0.22Monitor
- CVE-2012-1096NetworkManager 0.9 and earlier allows local users to use other users' certificates or private keys when making a connection via the file pat22Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:network-manager-applet | 0.7.2-2 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:NetworkManager | 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:NetworkManager-debuginfo | 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:NetworkManager-devel | 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:NetworkManager-glib | 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:NetworkManager-glib-devel | 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:NetworkManager-gnome | 1:0.7.0-9.el5_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorCVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-200 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
{ "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"], "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}Fixed
{ "permissions": ["activeTab"], "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- ExcavationCAPEC-116likelihood: High · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
- FootprintingCAPEC-169likelihood: High · Very Low
- Exploiting Trust in ClientCAPEC-22likelihood: High · High
- FingerprintingCAPEC-224likelihood: High · Very Low
- ICMP Echo Request PingCAPEC-285likelihood: Medium · Low
- TCP SYN ScanCAPEC-287Low
- Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) RecordsCAPEC-290Low
ATT&CK techniques
- System Service DiscoveryT1007
- System Network Configuration DiscoveryT1016
- Remote System DiscoveryT1018
- System Owner/User DiscoveryT1033
- Masquerading: Match Legitimate Name or LocationT1036.005
- Network Service ScanningT1046
- System Network Connections DiscoveryT1049
- Process DiscoveryT1057
- Permission Groups DiscoveryT1069
- System Information DiscoveryT1082
- File and Directory DiscoveryT1083
- Account DiscoveryT1087
- Multi-Factor Authentication InterceptionT1111
- Peripheral Device DiscoveryT1120
- System Time DiscoveryT1124
- Access Token Manipulation:Token Impersonation/TheftT1134.001
Noroxi analysis
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References
- secunia.com/advisories/37819
- git.gnome.org/browse/network-manager-applet/commit/?h=NETWORKMANAGER_APPLET_0_7&id=56d87fcb86acb5359558e0a2ee702cfc0c3391f2
- git.gnome.org/browse/network-manager-applet/commit/?h=NETWORKMANAGER_APPLET_0_7&id=8627880e07c8345f69ed639325280c7f62a8f894
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00000.html
- secunia.com/advisories/38420
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/16/3
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0108.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37580
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546117
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54898
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10539
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.