Incorrect default permissions in libvirt - CVE-2025-13193
Published: November 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118836
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-13193
CWE-ID: CWE-276
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: libvirt.org
Affected software:
libvirt
libvirt
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to external inactive snapshots for shut-down VMs are incorrectly created as world-readable. A remote user can inspect the guest OS contents.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-13193
Install updates from vendor's website.