CVE-2026-44932
indirect remote shell command injection via unsanitized DHCP options in wicked
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 16, 2026 at 03:26 PM UTC
Updated: October 25, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWicked
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026688.html
- https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026689.html
- https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026690.html
- https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026691.html
References (6)
Vendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026688.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026689.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026690.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026691.htmlSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
8.8HIGHsuse
- Attack Vector
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-78
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