CVE-2019-10167 is a critical vulnerability in libvirt, affecting versions 4.x.x before 4.10.1 and 5.x.x before 5.4.1, including various Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Virtualization products. This flaw allows a read-only client to specify an arbitrary path for the "emulatorbin" argument in the virConnectGetDomainCapabilities() API, leading to the execution of crafted executables with libvirtd's privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk of full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) through a local attack with low complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.0.0, < 4.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.0.0, < 5.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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