CVE-2016-9602

2018-04-2619:00:00

CWE-59

redhat

www.cve.org

7.6 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

ADJACENT

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

59.2%

JSON

Qemu before version 2.9 is vulnerable to an improper link following when built with the VirtFS. 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.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Qemu",
    "vendor": "unspecified",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "qemu 2.9"
      }
    ]
  }
]