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CVE-2013-4419· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

The guestfish command in libguestfs 1.20.12, 1.22.7, and earlier, when using the --remote or --listen option, does not properly check the ow

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 27/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.75% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 53.8% of all records.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: libguestfs (Debian:12) 1:1.22.7-1; libguestfs (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 1.32.4-11.1; libguestfs (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client) 1:1.20.11-2.el6.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to libguestfs (Debian:12) 1:1.22.7-1; libguestfs (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 1.32.4-11.1; libguestfs (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client) 1:1.20.11-2.el6 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

The guestfish command in libguestfs 1.20.12, 1.22.7, and earlier, when using the --remote or --listen option, does not properly check the ownership of /tmp/.guestfish-$UID/ when creating a temporary socket file in this directory, which allows local users to write to the socket and execute arbitrary commands by creating /tmp/.guestfish-$UID/ in advance.

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Nov 5, 2013
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.8% · 54th percentile

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Action score

27

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.8%

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VendorProduct
libguestfslibguestfs
susesuse linux enterprise software development kit
novellsuse linux enterprise server

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • libguestfs libguestfs1.20.0 and later · up to 1.20.12 inclusive
  • libguestfs libguestfs1.22.0 and later · up to 1.22.7 inclusive
  • novell suse linux enterprise server11.0
  • suse suse linux enterprise software development kit11.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12libguestfsbefore 1:1.22.7-11:1.22.7-1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedlibguestfsbefore 1.32.4-11.11.32.4-11.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibguestfsbefore 1:1.20.11-2.el61:1.20.11-2.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibguestfs-debuginfobefore 1:1.20.11-2.el61:1.20.11-2.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibguestfs-develbefore 1:1.20.11-2.el61:1.20.11-2.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibguestfs-javabefore 1:1.20.11-2.el61:1.20.11-2.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibguestfs-java-develbefore 1:1.20.11-2.el61:1.20.11-2.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibguestfs-javadocbefore 1:1.20.11-2.el61:1.20.11-2.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibguestfs-toolsbefore 1:1.20.11-2.el61:1.20.11-2.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibguestfs-tools-cbefore 1:1.20.11-2.el61:1.20.11-2.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientocaml-libguestfsbefore 1:1.20.11-2.el61:1.20.11-2.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientocaml-libguestfs-develbefore 1:1.20.11-2.el61:1.20.11-2.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientperl-Sys-Guestfsbefore 1:1.20.11-2.el61:1.20.11-2.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientpython-libguestfsbefore 1:1.20.11-2.el61:1.20.11-2.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientruby-libguestfsbefore 1:1.20.11-2.el61:1.20.11-2.el6

Same product

libguestfs: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-2211A vulnerability was found in libguestfs.
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2013-2124Double free vulnerability in inspect-fs.c in LibguestFS 1.20.x before 1.20.7, 1.21.x, 1.22.0, and 1.23.0 allows remote attackers to cause a
    18Monitor
  • CVE-2010-3851libguestfs before 1.5.23, as used in virt-v2v, virt-inspector 1.5.3 and earlier, and possibly other products, when a raw-format disk image i
    18Monitor
  • CVE-2012-2690virt-edit in libguestfs before 1.18.0 does not preserve the permissions from the original file and saves the new file with world-readable pe
    8Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:libguestfs1:1.22.7-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:libguestfs1.32.4-11.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libguestfs1:1.20.11-2.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libguestfs-debuginfo1:1.20.11-2.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libguestfs-devel1:1.20.11-2.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libguestfs-java1:1.20.11-2.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libguestfs-java-devel1:1.20.11-2.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libguestfs-javadoc1:1.20.11-2.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libguestfs-tools1:1.20.11-2.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libguestfs-tools-c1:1.20.11-2.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ocaml-libguestfs1:1.20.11-2.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ocaml-libguestfs-devel1:1.20.11-2.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:perl-Sys-Guestfs1:1.20.11-2.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ruby-libguestfs1:1.20.11-2.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
High
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
C
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSS vector

AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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