CVE-2026-63622
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CVE-2026-63622 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in libvirt. A local attacker, specifically a process running as the confined `swtpm` user, could exploit a symlink-following vulnerability in the `virFileChownFiles()` function. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in libvirt. A local attacker, specifically a process running as the confined `swtpm` user, could exploit a symlink-following vulnerability in the `virFileChownFiles()` function. By planting a symbolic link within the `swtpm` state directory, the attacker could trick the root-level libvirt daemon into changing the ownership of an arbitrary file to the `swtpm` user. This allows for privilege escalation from the `swtpm` sandbox to root-level file ownership control.
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26 | All versions |
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