CVE-2019-12929
highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.049 · 92 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The QMP guest_exec command in QEMU 4.0.0 and earlier is prone to OS command injection, which allows the attacker to achieve code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure by sending a crafted QMP command to the listening server. Note: This has been disputed as a non-issue since QEMU's -qmp interface is meant to be used by trusted users. If one is able to access this interface via a tcp socket open to the internet, then it is an insecure configuration issue
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9–10
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affected products (2)
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references (7)
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- http://wiki.qemu.org/Index.htmlcnnvd
- https://fakhrizulkifli.github.io/posts/2019/06/06/CVE-2019-12929/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12929cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/QEMU-code-execution-via-QMP-guest-exec-29617cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108889cnnvd
- https://fakhrizulkifli.github.io/posts/2019/06/06/CVE-2019-12929/enisa_euvd
- https://fakhrizulkifli.github.io/posts/2019/06/06/CVE-2019-12929/ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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