CVE-2026-77159Medium· 5.5▾ TwilightPoC availableA symlink-following flaw was found in libvirt's qemuTPMEmulatorPrepareHost() function. The function uses a path-based chown() on the swtpm logfile without checking for symbolic links. A local attacker with access to the swtpm account can…
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 30.3 · likelihood 0 · exploitation 12
A public proof-of-concept already exists for this vulnerability — see Exploit availability below.
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Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Sep 13.
Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via NVD
0.2%
Exploit / PoC code exists
Last analysed / modified upstream
A symlink-following flaw was found in libvirt's qemuTPMEmulatorPrepareHost() function. The function uses a path-based chown() on the swtpm logfile without checking for symbolic links. A local attacker with access to the swtpm account can replace the logfile with a symlink, causing libvirtd (running as root) to transfer ownership of an arbitrary file to the swtpm user.
Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
Field changes observed since this record was first indexed.
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