pygrub (tools/pygrub/src/GrubConf.py) in Xen 3.0.3, when booting a guest domain, allows local users with elevated privileges in the guest…

Description

pygrub (tools/pygrub/src/GrubConf.py) in Xen 3.0.3, when booting a guest domain, allows local users with elevated privileges in the guest domain to execute arbitrary commands in domain 0 via a crafted grub.conf file whose contents are used in exec statements.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.63% · top 50% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (21)

• MDKSA-2007:203 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1752 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-2270 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 27047 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 26986 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27486 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27085 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://bugzilla.xensource.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1068 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 27141 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-2708 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 27103 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20071008 rPSA-2007-0210-1 xen (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0323 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 27161 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25825 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 27072 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11240 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-713 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• USN-527-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• DSA-1384 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• ADV-2007-3348 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2007-4993](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2007-4993.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2007-4993)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 15:17 UTC.