CVE-2026-12080
Public on 2026-07-15
Modified on 2026-07-15
Description
A local privilege escalation flaw was found in the QEMU guest agent (qemu-guest-agent). The guest-ssh-add-authorized-keys command follows symbolic links while operating on a user's ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file, allowing a local unprivileged user in the guest to leverage a symlink attack (CWE-61) to escalate privileges.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | qemu | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | qemu | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | qemu-kvm | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |