An issue was discovered in spice-server spice-server-0.14.0-6.el7_6.1.x86_64 of Redhat's…
Priority HIGH 76CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
An issue was discovered in spice-server spice-server-0.14.0-6.el7_6.1.x86_64 of Redhat's VDI product. There is a security vulnerablility that can restart KVMvirtual machine without any authorization. It is not yet known if there will be other other effects.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00842 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:spice-space:spice-server:0.14.0-6el7_6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.14.0-6el7_6.1 | Vulnerable | Spice-space |
- cpe:2.3:a:spice-space:spice-server:0.14.0-6el7_6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.14.0-6el7_6.1 Vulnerable ·Spice-space
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-23793
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-76gg-j5fc-hc83
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-23793 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-23793 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-76gg-j5fc-hc83 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-23793 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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