VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-7116

CVSS score6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.63%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-12-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to access host files outside the export path via a .. (dot dot) in an unspecified string.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Primary references