CVE-2020-24165

HIGH

QEMU 4.2.0 - RCE/Privilege Escalation/DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in TCG Accelerator in QEMU 4.2.0, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, and cause a denial of service (DoS). Note: This is disputed as a bug and not a valid security issue by multiple third parties.

References (4)

Core 4

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0043
EPSS Percentile 62.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux 10.0
qemu/qemu 4.2.0
Published Aug 28, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026