Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-0664 |
CWE-ID | CWE-269 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
QEMU Client/Desktop applications / Virtualization software |
Vendor |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU79697
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0664
CWE-ID:
CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the QEMU Guest Agent service for Windows. A local user can manipulate the QEMU Guest Agent's Windows installer via repair custom action and escalate privileges on the system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsQEMU: before 8.0.0
External linkshttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2167423
http://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/88288c2a51faa7c795f053fc8b31b1c16ff804c5
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2023-03/msg01445.html
http://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/07ce178a2b0768eb9e712bb5ad0cf6dc7fcf0158
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SEOC7SRJWLZSXCND2ADFW6C76ZMTZLE4/
http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230517-0005/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.