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CVE-2026-12080 Qemu-kvm: qemu-guest-agent: local privilege escalation via symlink attack in guest-ssh-add-authorized-keys

🗓️ 20 Jul 2026 12:40:45Reported by redhatType 
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Unprivileged user exploits a symlink race in guest-ssh-add-authorized-keys to gain root access.

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CVE-2026-12080 Qemu-kvm: qemu-guest-agent: local privilege escalation via symlink attack in guest-ssh-add-authorized-keys
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