libvirt before 2.2 includes Ceph credentials on the qemu command line when using RADOS Block Device (aka RBD), which allows local users to o
libvirt before 2.2 includes Ceph credentials on the qemu command line when using RADOS Block Device (aka RBD), which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing.
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- Aug 20, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 33th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-200
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Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| libvirt | libvirt | cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt |
| redhat | virtualization | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization |
| redhat | enterprise linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux eus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server eus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server tus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- libvirt libvirtbefore 2.2
- redhat enterprise linux5
- redhat enterprise linux6.0
- redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
- redhat enterprise linux eus7.3
- redhat enterprise linux eus7.4
- redhat enterprise linux eus7.5
- redhat enterprise linux eus7.6
- redhat enterprise linux server7.0
- redhat enterprise linux server aus7.3
- redhat enterprise linux server aus7.4
- redhat enterprise linux server aus7.6
- redhat enterprise linux server eus7.3
- redhat enterprise linux server eus7.4
- redhat enterprise linux server eus7.5
- redhat enterprise linux server eus7.6
- redhat enterprise linux server tus7.3
- redhat enterprise linux server tus7.6
- redhat enterprise linux workstation7.0
- redhat virtualization3.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libvirt | before 2.2.0-1 | 2.2.0-1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-client | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-daemon | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-daemon-config-network | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-daemon-driver-interface | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-daemon-driver-network | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-daemon-driver-secret | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-daemon-driver-storage | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-daemon-kvm | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-daemon-lxc | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-debuginfo | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-devel | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-docs | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-lock-sanlock | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-login-shell | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | libvirt-nss | before 0:2.0.0-10.el7 | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 |
Same product
libvirt: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2008-5086Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is read-only, which allows local users to bypass intended acces28Monitor
- CVE-2014-3633The qemuDomainGetBlockIoTune function in qemu/qemu_driver.c in libvirt before 1.2.9, when a disk has been hot-plugged or removed from the li24Monitor
- CVE-2014-3657The virDomainListPopulate function in conf/domain_conf.c in libvirt before 1.2.9 does not clean up the lock on the list of domains, which al21Monitor
- CVE-2010-2239Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.0 through 0.8.2, creates new images without setting the user-defined backing-store format, which allows guest 17Monitor
- CVE-2010-2238Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.7.2 through 0.8.2, recurses into disk-image backing stores without extracting the defined disk backing-store for17Monitor
- CVE-2010-2237Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.1 through 0.8.2, looks up disk backing stores without referring to the user-defined main disk format, which mi17Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:libvirt | 2.2.0-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libvirt | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libvirt-client | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libvirt-daemon | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libvirt-daemon-config-network | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libvirt-daemon-lxc | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libvirt-debuginfo | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libvirt-devel | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libvirt-docs | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libvirt-lock-sanlock | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libvirt-login-shell | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libvirt-nss | 0:2.0.0-10.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package 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
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
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
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-200 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
{ "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"], "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}Fixed
{ "permissions": ["activeTab"], "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- ExcavationCAPEC-116likelihood: High · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
- FootprintingCAPEC-169likelihood: High · Very Low
- Exploiting Trust in ClientCAPEC-22likelihood: High · High
- FingerprintingCAPEC-224likelihood: High · Very Low
- ICMP Echo Request PingCAPEC-285likelihood: Medium · Low
- TCP SYN ScanCAPEC-287Low
- Enumerate Mail Exchange (MX) RecordsCAPEC-290Low
ATT&CK techniques
- System Service DiscoveryT1007
- System Network Configuration DiscoveryT1016
- Remote System DiscoveryT1018
- System Owner/User DiscoveryT1033
- Masquerading: Match Legitimate Name or LocationT1036.005
- Network Service ScanningT1046
- System Network Connections DiscoveryT1049
- Process DiscoveryT1057
- Permission Groups DiscoveryT1069
- System Information DiscoveryT1082
- File and Directory DiscoveryT1083
- Account DiscoveryT1087
- Multi-Factor Authentication InterceptionT1111
- Peripheral Device DiscoveryT1120
- System Time DiscoveryT1124
- Access Token Manipulation:Token Impersonation/TheftT1134.001
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2577.html
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/21/3
- bugs.launchpad.net/ossn/+bug/1686743
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245647
- wiki.openstack.org/wiki/OSSN/OSSN-0079
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.