virt-login-shell in libvirt 1.1.2 through 1.1.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary…
Priority LOW 32CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
virt-login-shell in libvirt 1.1.2 through 1.1.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and possibly gain privileges via unspecified environment variables or command-line arguments.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00352 29th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions 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 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4400
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-362v-94q6-5qwm
References
Advisory 2
Other 4
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3e2f27e13b94f7302ad948bcacb5e02c859a25fc
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b7fcc799ad5d8f3e55b89b94e599903e3c092467
- http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_Releases
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8c3586ea755c40d5e01b22cb7b5c1e668cdec994
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- TI-2017-14571 libvirt version 2.3.0 and later is vulnerable to a bad default configuration of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2013-00105 Use-after-free vulnerability in the virNetMessageFree function in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2013-4400 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4400 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-362v-94q6-5qwm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-4400 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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