VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-5086

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-12-19
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Multiple 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 access restrictions and perform administrative actions.

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