CVE-2019-10167
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—
The virConnectGetDomainCapabilities() libvirt API, versions 4.x.x before 4.10.1 and 5.x.x before 5.4.1, accepts an "emulatorbin" argument to specify the program providing emulation for a domain. Since v1.2.19, libvirt will execute that program to probe the domain's capabilities. Read-only clients could specify an arbitrary path for this argument, causing libvirtd to execute a crafted executable with its own privileges.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 7.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.52%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 42
- Score date: 10/3/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (9)
CWEs
- CWE-250, CWE-284
- CWE-22, CWE-862
References
- https://access.redhat.com/libvirt-privesc-vulnerabilities
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10167
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-18
- https://access.redhat.com/libvirt-privesc-vulnerabilities
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10167
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-18
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