CVE-2009-4144: Gnome Networkmanager

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

NetworkManager (NM) 0.7.2 does not ensure that the configured Certification Authority (CA) certificate file for a (1) WPA Enterprise or (2) 802.1x network remains present upon a connection attempt, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (connectivity disruption) by spoofing the identity of a wireless network.

Affected products

• Gnome Networkmanager: version 0.7.2 only

Published 2009-12-23. Last modified 2026-06-16.