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CVE-2026-12080

🗓️ 20 Jul 2026 12:40:45Reported by redhatType 
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Local user can gain root access via symlink attack in qemu guest agent guest-ssh-add-authorized-keys.

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attackerkb
ATTACKERKB
CVE-2026-12080
20 Jul 202612:40
attackerkb
circl
Circl
CVE-2026-12080
20 Jul 202614:06
circl
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2026-12080 Qemu-kvm: qemu-guest-agent: local privilege escalation via symlink attack in guest-ssh-add-authorized-keys
20 Jul 202612:40
cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-12080
20 Jul 202612:40
debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-45941
20 Jul 202612:40
euvd
mscve
Microsoft CVE
Qemu-kvm: qemu-guest-agent: local privilege escalation via symlink attack in guest-ssh-add-authorized-keys
23 Jul 202608:06
mscve
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-12080
20 Jul 202613:16
nvd
osv
OSV
AZL-93006 CVE-2026-12080 affecting package qemu 10.1.0-1
20 Jul 202613:16
osv
osv
OSV
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12080
20 Jul 202613:16
osv
osv
OSV
ECHO-3B36-2D36-ACBD
27 Jul 202607:58
osv
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  },
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  },
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    ]
  },
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    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Red Hat",
    "product": "Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4",
    "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
    "packageName": "openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4"
    ]
  }
]
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
usernamerequest bodyguest-ssh-add-authorized-keysPrivilege escalation via guest-ssh-add-authorized-keys: symbolic link handling in the QEMU Guest Agent allows an unprivileged guest user to influence root-owned file operations, leading to root access.CWE-61
keysrequest bodyguest-ssh-add-authorized-keysPrivilege escalation via guest-ssh-add-authorized-keys: symbolic link handling in the QEMU Guest Agent allows an unprivileged guest user to influence root-owned file operations, leading to root access.CWE-61
resetrequest bodyguest-ssh-add-authorized-keysPrivilege escalation via guest-ssh-add-authorized-keys: symbolic link handling in the QEMU Guest Agent allows an unprivileged guest user to influence root-owned file operations, leading to root access.CWE-61

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31 Aug 2026 17:17Current
5.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.6
CVSS 3.17.3
EPSS0.00181
SSVC
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