CVE-2019-10183

low-risk
Published 2019-07-03

Virt-install(1) utility used to provision new virtual machines has introduced an option '--unattended' to create VMs without user interaction. This option accepts guest VM password as command line arguments, thus leaking them to others users on the system via process listing. It was introduced recently in the virt-manager v2.2.0 release.

Do I need to act?

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0.14% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 3.2/10 Low
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Virt-Manager

Affected Vendors

20
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low-risk
Severity 12/34 · Low
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low