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CVE-2019-10183

Virt-install(1) utility used to provision new virtual machines has introduced an option '-...

3.2 LowFix available

Virt-install(1) utility used to provision new virtual machines has introduced an option '--unattended' to create VMs without user interaction. This option accepts guest VM password as command line arguments, thus leaking them to others users on the system via process listing. It was introduced recently in the virt-manager v2.2.0 release.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Down 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 3.2

Virt-install(1) utility used to provision new virtual machines has introduced an option '--unattended' to create VMs without user interaction. This option accepts guest VM password as command line arguments, thus leaking them to others users on the system via process listing. It was introduced recently in the virt-manager v2.2.0 release.

Record
CVE-2019-10183
CVSS 3.0
3.2 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-2211 3.2

Virt-install(1) utility used to provision new virtual machines has introduced an option '--unattended' to create VMs without user interaction. This option accepts guest VM password as command line arguments, thus leaking them to others users on the system via process listing. It was introduced recently in the virt-manager v2.2.0 release.

Record
EUVD-2019-2211
CVSS 3.0
3.2 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mjgr-85qm-mjv5 3.3

Virt-install(1) utility used to provision new virtual machines has introduced an option '-...

Virt-install(1) utility used to provision new virtual machines has introduced an option '--unattended' to create VMs without user interaction. This option accepts guest VM password as command line arguments, thus leaking them to others users on the system via process listing. It was introduced recently in the virt-manager v2.2.0 release.

Record
GHSA-mjgr-85qm-mjv5
CVSS 3.0
3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 3.2

Virt-install(1) utility used to provision new virtual machines has introduced an option '--unattended' to create VMs without user interaction. This option accepts guest VM password as command line arguments, thus leaking them to others users on the system via process listing. It was introduced recently in the virt-manager v2.2.0 release.

Record
CVE-2019-10183
CVSS 3.0
3.2 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.0
3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2019-10183 3.3

Virt-install(1) utility used to provision new virtual machines has introduced an option '--unattended' to create VMs without user interaction. This option accepts guest VM password as command line arguments, thus leaking them to others users on the system via process listing. It was introduced recently in the virt-manager v2.2.0 release.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2019-10183
CVSS 3.0
3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVRHSA-2019:3464 2.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: virt-manager security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record
RHSA-2019:3464
CVSS 3.0
2.8 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-10183 3.3

Virt-install(1) utility used to provision new virtual machines has introduced an option '--unattended' to create VMs without user interaction. This option accepts guest VM password as command line arguments, thus leaking them to others users on the system via process listing. It was introduced recently in the virt-manager v2.2.0 release.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10183
CVSS 3.0
3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.0
3.2 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11500-1 No score

virt-install-3.2.0-10.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the virt-install-3.2.0-10.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11500-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
virt-manager
Alpine:v3.12
 before 2.2.1-r0
2.2.1-r0
virt-manager
Alpine:v3.13
 before 2.2.1-r0
2.2.1-r0
virt-manager
Alpine:v3.14
 before 2.2.1-r0
2.2.1-r0
virt-manager
Alpine:v3.15
 before 2.2.1-r0
2.2.1-r0
virt-manager
Alpine:v3.16
 before 2.2.1-r0
2.2.1-r0
virt-manager
Alpine:v3.17
 before 2.2.1-r0
2.2.1-r0
virt-manager
Alpine:v3.18
 before 2.2.1-r0
2.2.1-r0
virt-manager
Alpine:v3.19
 before 2.2.1-r0
2.2.1-r0
virt-manager
Alpine:v3.20
 before 2.2.1-r0
2.2.1-r0
virt-manager
Alpine:v3.21
 before 2.2.1-r0
2.2.1-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
virt-manager
Alpine:v3.22
 before 2.2.1-r0
2.2.1-r0
virt-manager
Alpine:v3.23
 before 2.2.1-r0
2.2.1-r0
virt-manager
Alpine:v3.24
 before 2.2.1-r0
2.2.1-r0
virt-install
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:2.2.1-2.el8
0:2.2.1-2.el8
virt-manager
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:2.2.1-2.el8
0:2.2.1-2.el8
virt-manager-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:2.2.1-2.el8
0:2.2.1-2.el8
virt-manager
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 before 1:2.2.1-3ubuntu2.1, plus listed versions
1:2.2.1-0ubuntu21:2.2.1-3ubuntu11:2.2.1-3ubuntu2
1:2.2.1-3ubuntu2.1
virt-manager
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 before 1:3.2.0-3
1:3.2.0-3
virt-manager
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 3.2.0-10.1
3.2.0-10.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2019-10183 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.2) in Red Hat Virt-install, published July 3, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in virt-manager 2.2.1-r0.

References

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