CVE-2026-57966
MEDIUMSpice-vdagent: path traversal in file transfer via unsanitized filename
Title source: cnaDescription
A path traversal vulnerability was found in spice-vdagent. This flaw allows a malicious or compromised SPICE host to write arbitrary files to any location on the guest operating system. This occurs because the filename provided by the SPICE host during file transfers is not properly sanitized before being used. An attacker could exploit this to write to sensitive locations with the privileges of the spice-vdagent process, typically the logged-in user. This issue requires the SPICE host to be untrusted or compromised for exploitation.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vdb Entry, X_Refsource_Redhat vdb-entry
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-57966
Issue Tracking, X_Refsource_Redhat issue-tracking
x_refsource_redhat
RHBZ#2493582
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2493582
Scores
CVSS v3
4.4
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
3.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (5)
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Published
Jun 29, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 29, 2026