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CVE-2012-2690
virt-edit in libguestfs before 1.18.0 does not preserve the permissions from the original file and saves the new file with world-readable…
Low2.1EPSS 0.41%
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- Updated
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- redhat
Description
virt-edit in libguestfs before 1.18.0 does not preserve the permissions from the original file and saves the new file with world-readable permissions when editing, which might allow local guest users to obtain sensitive information.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.41% · top 65% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 49545 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [Libguestfs] 20120521 [ANNOUNCE] libguestfs 1.18 released - tools for managing virtual machines and disk images (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 53932 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- libguestfs-virtedit-info-disc(76220) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:0774 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 49431 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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)
Record last updated .