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Improper Access Control Affecting libvirt package, versions <2.0.0-1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.62% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-LIBVIRT-18579081
  • published7 Aug 2026
  • disclosed13 Jul 2016
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Introduced: 13 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-5008  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest libvirt to version 2.0.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libvirt package and not the libvirt package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

libvirt before 2.0.0 improperly disables password checking when the password on a VNC server is set to an empty string, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and establish a VNC session by connecting to the server.

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