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CVE-2016-9602
HIGH · CVSS 7.6
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-04-26T19:29:00.230 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:56:19.370

Summary

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.

Affected products

qemu — qemu

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References

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