Vulnerability · Published Nov 17, 2025 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2025-13193Libvirt: information disclosure via world-readable vm snapshots
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect default permissions in libvirt. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in libvirt. External inactive snapshots for shut-down VMs are incorrectly created as world-readable, making it possible for unprivileged users to inspect the guest OS contents. This results in an information disclosure vulnerability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | libvirt | 11.10.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-13193 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | libvirt | 11.10.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-13193 |
| Debian:13 | libvirt | 11.3.0-3+deb13u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-13193 |
| Debian:14 | libvirt | 11.10.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-13193 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libvirt | 8.0.0-1ubuntu7.19 | USN-8652-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libvirt | 8.0.0-1ubuntu7.15 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-13193 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libvirt | 10.0.0-2ubuntu8.16 | USN-8652-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libvirt | 10.0.0-2ubuntu8.11 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-13193 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libvirt | 11.6.0-1ubuntu3.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-13193 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libvirt | 11.6.0-1ubuntu7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-13193 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libvirt | 12.0.0-1ubuntu5.3 | USN-8652-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| libvirt | 0 – before 11.10.0 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | see references |
Weakness: CWE-276 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13193 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2415409 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT