Qemu before version 2.9 is vulnerable to an improper link following when built with the VirtFS. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to access host file system beyond the shared folder and potentially escalating their privileges on a host.
| Version | Score | Severity | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 7.6 | High | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Product | Vendor | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Qemu | unspecified | 16.12.5a |