CVE-2016-9602

Qemu: 9p: virtfs allows guest to access host filesystem

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

7.6

CVSS 3.0

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Published · January 17, 2017

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

Qemu before version 2.9 is vulnerable to an improper link following when built with the VirtFS. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to access host file system beyond the shared folder and potentially escalating their privileges on a host.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.6
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 2.0 · 6.5
AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')