RCE in SUSE Wicked
CVE-2026-44932
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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- SUSE Wicked — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)
- github.com/openSUSE/wicked/releases/tag/version-0.6.79 (release-notes)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026688.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026689.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026690.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-June/026691.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-44932?
- CVE-2026-44932 is a high-severity vulnerability in SUSE Wicked, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2026-44932?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.