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TI-2020-18019 Aliases CVE-2020-35497GHSA-wvmj-h4cr-4hm5

Improper access control in ovirt-engine

Priority LOW 30CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

A flaw was found in ovirt-engine 4.4.3 and earlier allowing an authenticated user to read other users' personal information, including name, email and public SSH key.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00763 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—ovirt-engineovirt-engine 4.4.3 and earlier—No fix listedCNA
  • ovirt-engine Vendor— Affected ovirt-engine 4.4.3 and earlier Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ovirt:ovirt-engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.4.3VulnerableoVirt
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:ovirt:ovirt-engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.4.3 Vulnerable ·oVirt
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2021:0383 Released 2021-02-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    RHV-M (ovirt-engine) 4.4.z security, bug fix, enhancement upd[ovirt-4.4.4] 0-day
    • RHEL-8-RHEV-S-4.4 - Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4 ovirt-engine-4.4.4.7-0.2.el8ev, ovirt-engine-backend-4.4.4.7-0.2.el8ev, ovirt-engine-dbscripts-4.4.4.7-0.2.el8ev +17

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEL-8-RHEV-S-4.4 - Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4Fixed RHSA-2021:0383

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-35497
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wvmj-h4cr-4hm5

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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