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CVE-2014-0028

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-0028 describes a vulnerability in libvirt versions 1.1.1 through 1.2.0, specifically impacting Red Hat libvirt products. This flaw allows context-dependent attackers to bypass access control list (ACL) restrictions (domain:getattr and connect:search_domains) by using the virConnectDomainEventRegister or virConnectDomainEventRegisterAny functions. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-adjacent attack vector, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality and availability 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
1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
5.5
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.62%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
46.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0062 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 1,749 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libvirt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-0028Moderate

libvirt: event registration bypasses domain:getattr ACL

Jan 15, 2014

References

libvirt.org / news.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00060.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/60895
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml
redhat.com / archives/libvir-list/2014-January/msg00684.html
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2093-1