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 managed save state files. If a managed save had already been created by a privileged user, a local attacker could modify this file such that libvirtd would execute an arbitrary program when the domain was resumed.
CVE-2019-10166
This high-severity CVE scores 7.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 62% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 40(Track)EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity78% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 37.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 2, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (6)
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/libvirt-privesc-vulnerabilities
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10166
- secalert@redhathttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-18
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/libvirt-privesc-vulnerabilities
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10166
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-18
Patch Availability(5)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libvirt0 (1.3.1-1ubuntu10.27) @ xenial | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| redhat | virt:8.0.0-8000020190620145550.f8e95b4e | 2019-07-11 | redhat |
| redhat | redhat-virtualization-host-0:4.3.4-20190620.3.el7_6 | 2019-07-08 | redhat |
| redhat | libvirt-0:4.5.0-10.el7_6.12 | 2019-06-20 | redhat |
| redhat | virt:rhel-8000020190618154454.f8e95b4e | 2019-06-20 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2019:1579IMPORTANT2019-06-20
RHSA-2019:1579 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2019:1580IMPORTANT2019-06-20
RHSA-2019:1580 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2019:1699IMPORTANT2019-06-20
RHSA-2019:1699 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2019:1762IMPORTANT2019-06-20
RHSA-2019:1762 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-4047-1MEDIUM
libvirt vulnerabilities
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