VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-5008
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability3.65%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-07-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
libvirt before 2.0.0 improperly disables password checking when the password on a VNC server is set to an empty string, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and establish a VNC session by connecting to the server.
Weakness classification
- CWE-284: Improper Access Control