Improper certificate validation in vdsm
Priority LOW 34CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
vdsm: certificate generation upon node creation allowing vdsm to start and serve requests from anyone who has a matching key (and certificate)
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00728 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vdsm | vdsm | through 2012-11-10 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- vdsm Vendorvdsm Affected through 2012-11-10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5518
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vvr9-cxf3-4gvj
References
More oVirt Vdsm vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-02843 Incorrect authorization in [UNKNOWN] vdsm CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2018-07721 Improper input validation in [UNKNOWN] vdsm CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-00144 Race condition in vdsm CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
Sources
- CVE-2012-5518 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-5518 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vvr9-cxf3-4gvj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-5518 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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