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CVE-2026-63622 Libvirt: swtpm privilege escalation via symlink following

🗓️ 10 Aug 2026 20:45:24Reported by redhatType 
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A flaw was found in libvirt. A local attacker, specifically a process running as the confined swtpm user, could exploit a symlink-following vulnerability in the virFileChownFiles() function. By planting a symbolic link within the swtpm state direc...

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    "vendor": "Red Hat",
    "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
    "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
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    "defaultStatus": "affected",
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      "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10"
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Red Hat",
    "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6",
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    "packageName": "libvirt",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "cpes": [
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    ]
  },
  {
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    "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7",
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    "packageName": "libvirt",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7"
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Red Hat",
    "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
    "packageName": "virt:rhel/libvirt",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "cpes": [
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    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Red Hat",
    "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
    "packageName": "libvirt",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9"
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Red Hat",
    "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26",
    "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
    "packageName": "libvirt",
    "defaultStatus": "unknown",
    "cpes": [
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    ]
  }
]

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10 Aug 2026 20:45Current
CVSS 3.17.8
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