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CVE-2010-2237

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-2237 describes a vulnerability in Red Hat libvirt, specifically versions 0.6.1 through 0.8.2, where improper handling of disk backing stores could allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host system. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4, indicating a medium severity, with a local attack vector, medium access complexity, and authenticated user requirement, leading to a complete confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.6.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.4MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
2.7
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
23.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0032 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 1,296 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-2237Moderate

libvirt: ignoring defined main disk format when looking up disk backing stores

Jul 12, 2010

References

libvirt.org / news.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044520.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044579.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-1008-1
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-1008-2
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-1008-3
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/2763