CVE-2019-10166
It was discovered that libvirtd, versions 4.x.x before 4.10.1 and 5.x.x before 5.4.1, would permit readonly clients to use the virDomainManagedSaveDefineXML() API, which would permit them to modify
02 Description
It was discovered that libvirtd, versions 4.x.x before 4.10.1 and 5.x.x before 5.4.1, would permit readonly clients to use the virDomainManagedSaveDefineXML() API, which would permit them to modify
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 40.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-08-02 12:02Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 22:10Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-03-27
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-284Improper Access ControlPillar
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 351a14bb040cf36cc77d39c50cd31f9ea65501ce340734a8df1ef7c41e09c9d1
05 Affected products
06 References
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/libvirt-privesc-vulnerabilities
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10166
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202003-18https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-18
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libvirt Fixed in 5.0.0-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libvirt Fixed in 5.0.0-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libvirt Fixed in 5.0.0-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libvirt Fixed in 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.12
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.