CVE-2019-10168 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting libvirt versions 4.x.x before 4.10.1 and 5.x.x before 5.4.1, impacting Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Virtualization products. The flaw allows read-only clients to specify an arbitrary path for the "emulator" argument in virConnectBaselineHypervisorCPU() and virConnectCompareHypervisorCPU() APIs. This enables libvirtd to execute a crafted executable with its own privileges, leading to potential compromise. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a local attack vector and low attack complexity, allowing an authenticated, low-privileged user to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage are also minimal, suggesting low public awareness.
| 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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