CVE-2008-5086

Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is read-only, which...

7.2 HighFix available

Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is read-only, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and perform administrative actions.

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is read-only, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and perform administrative actions.

Record: CVE-2008-5086
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is read-only, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and perform administrative actions.

Record: CVE-2008-5086
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-5065 No score

Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is read-only, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and perform administrative actions.

Record: EUVD-2008-5065
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g8pw-f6pq-hcg2 No score

Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is read-only, which...

Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is read-only, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and perform administrative actions.

Record: GHSA-g8pw-f6pq-hcg2
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is read-only, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and perform administrative actions.

Record: CVE-2008-5086
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5086 No score

Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is read-only, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and perform administrative actions.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5086
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11008-1 No score

libvirt-7.7.0-2.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libvirt-7.7.0-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11008-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

libvirt

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libvirt` Debian:12	before 0.4.6-10	0.4.6-10
`libvirt` Debian:13	before 0.4.6-10	0.4.6-10
`libvirt` Debian:14	before 0.4.6-10	0.4.6-10
`libvirt` Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1	0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1
`libvirt-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1	0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1
`libvirt-devel` Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1	0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1
`libvirt-python` Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1	0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1
`libvirt` Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1	0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1
`libvirt-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1	0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1
`libvirt-devel` Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1	0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1
`libvirt-python` Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1	0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1
`libvirt` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 21 CVEs	before 7.7.0-2.1	7.7.0-2.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
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-2008-5086 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Libvirt, published December 19, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in libvirt 0.4.6-10.

References

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