CVE-2013-2231

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the QEMU Guest Agent service for Red Hat Enterprise...

7.2 HighFix available

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the QEMU Guest Agent service for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6, HPC Node 6, Server 6, Workstation 6, Desktop Supplementary 6, Server Supplementary 6, Supplementary AUS 6.4, Supplementary EUS 6.4.z, and Workstation Supplementary 6, when installing on Windows, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted program in an unspecified folder.

Exploit likelihood

0.45%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Record: CVE-2013-2231
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-399
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2013-2231
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2013-2183 No score

Record: EUVD-2013-2183
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2v34-6f5w-w54r No score

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the QEMU Guest Agent service for Red Hat Enterprise...

Record: GHSA-2v34-6f5w-w54r
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2013-0235 No score

Updated qemu package fixes CVE-2013-2231

Updated qemu packages fix security vulnerability:

An unquoted search path flaw was found in the way the QEMU Guest Agent service installation was performed on Windows. Depending on the permissions of the directories in the unquoted search path, a local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to have a binary of their choosing executed with SYSTEM privileges (CVE-2013-2231).

Record: MGASA-2013-0235
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`qemu` Mageia:3	before 1.2.0-8.2.mga3	1.2.0-8.2.mga3
`qemu-guest-agent` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-img` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-kvm` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-kvm-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-kvm-tools` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-guest-agent-win32` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-guest-agent` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-img` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-kvm` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`qemu-kvm-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-kvm-tools` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-guest-agent-win32` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-guest-agent` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-img` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-kvm` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-kvm-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-kvm-tools` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-guest-agent-win32` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-guest-agent` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-img` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-kvm` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-kvm-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-kvm-tools` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`qemu-guest-agent-win32` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6	2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.6
`virtio-win` Red Hat:rhel_extras:6	before 0:1.6.5-6.el6_4	0:1.6.5-6.el6_4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-2231 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published July 26, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in qemu 1.2.0-8.2.mga3.

References

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