VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-7471

CVSS score9 CRITICAL
EPSS probability0.85%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-07-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Quick Emulator (Qemu) built with the VirtFS, host directory sharing via Plan 9 File System (9pfs) support, is vulnerable to an improper access control issue. It could occur while accessing files on a shared host directory. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to access host file system beyond the shared folder and potentially escalating their privileges on a host.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Primary references