CVE-2017-1000256

HighCVSS 8.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

libvirt version 2.3.0 and later is vulnerable to a bad default configuration of "verify-peer=no" passed to QEMU by libvirt resulting in a failure to validate SSL/TLS certificates by default.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 31, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-1000256: High severity, CVSS 8.1 | Vulnix