CVE-2019-13314

HIGH

virt-bootstrap 1.1.0 - Exposure of Sensitive Information via Root Password Option

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

virt-bootstrap 1.1.0 allows local users to discover a root password by listing a process, because this password may be present in the --root-password option to virt_bootstrap.py.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.redhat.com/archives/virt-tools-list/2019-July/msg00043.html
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/virt-manager/virt-bootstrap/releases
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/08/3

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 17.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
redhat/virt-bootstrap 1.1.0
Published Jul 05, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026