CVE-2012-2690

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

virt-edit in libguestfs before 1.18.0 does not preserve the permissions from the original file and saves the new file with world-readable permissions when editing, which might allow local guest users to obtain sensitive information.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-255

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 29, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-2690: Low severity, CVSS 2.1 | Vulnix