CVE-2026-12080
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2026
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
Qemu-kvm: qemu-guest-agent: local privilege escalation via symlink attack in guest-ssh-add-authorized-keys
A flaw was found in the QEMU Guest Agent (qga). A local unprivileged user can exploit a vulnerability in the guest-ssh-add-authorized-keys command handler by manipulating symbolic links. This can occur either through a deterministic directory-symlink bypass or a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) file-symlink race. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to gain ownership of arbitrary root-owned files or directories, leading to root access. This vulnerability requires an external management layer (e.g., libvirt) to trigger the affected code path.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected- Package
- qemu-kvm
- Package collection
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9 | unaffected | rpm | * | Unavailable | None listed |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected- Package
- qemu-kvm
- Package collection
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected- Package
- qemu-kvm
- Package collection
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected- Package
- qemu-kvm
- Package collection
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected- Package
- qemu-kvm-ma
- Package collection
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected- Package
- virt:rhel/qemu-kvm
- Package collection
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unknown- Package
- qemu-kvm
- Package collection
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected- Package
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8
- Package collection
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected- Package
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9
- Package collection
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
No explicit version tuples; consult this entry's default status.