CVE-2026-77159EPSS p4.8%

CVE-2026-77159CVE-2026-77159

Description

A symlink-following flaw was found in libvirt's qemuTPMEmulatorPrepareHost() function. The function uses a path-based chown() on the swtpm logfile without checking for symbolic links. A local attacker with access to the swtpm account can replace the logfile with a symlink, causing libvirtd (running as root) to transfer ownership of an arbitrary file to the swtpm user.

Scoring

CVSS 5.5 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS0.16% probability of exploitation · percentile 4.8% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z
Last modified2026-09-16
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