CVE-2019-10168
Since v1.2.19, libvirt will execute that program to probe the domain's capabilities.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The virConnectBaselineHypervisorCPU() and virConnectCompareHypervisorCPU() libvirt APIs, 4.x.x before 4.10.1 and 5.x.x before 5.4.1, accept an "emulator" argument to specify the program providing emulation for a domain. Since v1.2.19, libvirt will execute that program to probe the domain's capabilities. Read-only clients could specify an arbitrary path for this argument, causing libvirtd to execute a crafted executable with its own privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.55% probability · 46th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-250, CWE-284, CWE-22
- Affected
- redhat/libvirt · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · redhat/virtualization
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 0.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/libvirt-privesc-vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10168Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-18Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/libvirt-privesc-vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10168Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-18Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.