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CVE-2011-2176 json

GNOME NetworkManager before 0.8.6 does not properly enforce the auth_admin element in PolicyKit, which allows local users to bypass intende…

published 2011-09-02 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-2168

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

GNOME NetworkManager before 0.8.6 does not properly enforce the auth_admin element in PolicyKit, which allows local users to bypass intended wireless network sharing restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Patch / fix

  • network-manager Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.9.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2176

  • NetworkManager RHEL 6 1:0.8.1-9.el6_1.1
  • NetworkManager-glib RHEL 6 1:0.8.1-9.el6_1.1
  • NetworkManager-gnome RHEL 6 1:0.8.1-9.el6_1.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0930

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2011-2176 updated cvss 2.1

NetworkManager: Did not honour PolicyKit auth_admin action element by creation of Ad-Hoc wireless networks

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) NetworkManager 0.8.1-9.el6_1.1, NetworkManager-glib 0.8.1-9.el6_1.1, NetworkManager-gnome 0.8.1-9.el6_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) NetworkManager 0.8.1-9.el6_1.1, NetworkManager-glib 0.8.1-9.el6_1.1, NetworkManager-gnome 0.8.1-9.el6_1.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0930

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Exploit prediction

0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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