CVE-2020-23793
An issue was discovered in spice-server spice-server-0.14.0-6.el7_6.1.x86_64 of Redhat's VDI...
An issue was discovered in spice-server spice-server-0.14.0-6.el7_6.1.x86_64 of Redhat's VDI product. There is a security vulnerablility that can restart KVMvirtual machine without any authorization. It is not yet known if there will be other other effects.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in spice-server spice-server-0.14.0-6.el7_6.1.x86_64 of Redhat's VDI product. There is a security vulnerablility that can restart KVMvirtual machine without any authorization. It is not yet known if there will be other other effects.
- Record
CVE-2020-23793- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in spice-server spice-server-0.14.0-6.el7_6.1.x86_64 of Redhat's VDI product. There is a security vulnerablility that can restart KVMvirtual machine without any authorization. It is not yet known if there will be other other effects.
- Record
CVE-2020-23793- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-16533 No score
An issue was discovered in spice-server spice-server-0.14.0-6.el7_6.1.x86_64 of Redhat's VDI product. There is a security vulnerablility that can restart KVMvirtual machine without any authorization. It is not yet known if there will be other other effects.
- Record
EUVD-2020-16533- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-76gg-j5fc-hc83
An issue was discovered in spice-server spice-server-0.14.0-6.el7_6.1.x86_64 of Redhat's VDI...
An issue was discovered in spice-server spice-server-0.14.0-6.el7_6.1.x86_64 of Redhat's VDI product. There is a security vulnerablility that can restart KVMvirtual machine without any authorization. It is not yet known if there will be other other effects.
- Record
GHSA-76gg-j5fc-hc83- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in spice-server spice-server-0.14.0-6.el7_6.1.x86_64 of Redhat's VDI product. There is a security vulnerablility that can restart KVMvirtual machine without any authorization. It is not yet known if there will be other other effects.
- Record
CVE-2020-23793- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-23793
An issue was discovered in spice-server spice-server-0.14.0-6.el7_6.1.x86_64 of Redhat's VDI product. There is a security vulnerablility that can restart KVMvirtual machine without any authorization. It is not yet known if there will be other other effects.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-23793- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-23793
An issue was discovered in spice-server spice-server-0.14.0-6.el7_6.1.x86_64 of Redhat's VDI product. There is a security vulnerablility that can restart KVMvirtual machine without any authorization. It is not yet known if there will be other other effects.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-23793- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
spiceDebian:12 |
before 0.13.90-0.1 | 0.13.90-0.1 |
spiceDebian:13 |
before 0.13.90-0.1 | 0.13.90-0.1 |
spiceDebian:14 |
before 0.13.90-0.1 | 0.13.90-0.1 |
spiceUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.12.4-0nocelt10.12.4-0nocelt1.10.12.4-0nocelt1.1ubuntu10.12.4-0nocelt20.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1 Show 9 moreShow less0.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.10.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.20.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.30.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.40.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.50.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.60.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.70.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.80.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.8+esm1 |
None known |
spiceUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.12.5-1.1ubuntu20.12.6-40.12.6-4ubuntu0.10.12.6-4ubuntu0.20.12.6-4ubuntu0.30.12.6-4ubuntu0.40.12.6-4ubuntu0.5 |
None known |
spiceUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.12.8-2.20.14.0-10.14.0-1ubuntu10.14.0-1ubuntu20.14.0-1ubuntu2.10.14.0-1ubuntu2.20.14.0-1ubuntu2.40.14.0-1ubuntu2.5 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-23793 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Spice-space Spice-server, published August 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.84%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in spice 0.13.90-0.1.