CVE-2024-0822

Ovirt: authentication bypass

7.5 HighFix available

An authentication bypass vulnerability was found in overt-engine. This flaw allows the creation of users in the system without authentication due to a flaw in the CreateUserSession command.

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: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.71%Up 0.7 points since Jan 31, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Ovirt: authentication bypass

An authentication bypass vulnerability was found in overt-engine. This flaw allows the creation of users in the system without authentication due to a flaw in the CreateUserSession command.

Record: CVE-2024-0822
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-1390
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-16606 7.5

An authentication bypass vulnerability was found in overt-engine. This flaw allows the creation of users in the system without authentication due to a flaw in the CreateUserSession command.

Record: EUVD-2024-16606
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4vwj-x32h-m4vj 9.1

An authentication bypass vulnerability was found in overt-engine. This flaw allows the creation...

An authentication bypass vulnerability was found in overt-engine. This flaw allows the creation of users in the system without authentication due to a flaw in the CreateUserSession command.

Record: GHSA-4vwj-x32h-m4vj
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-287, CWE-1390
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.5

An authentication bypass vulnerability was found in overt-engine. This flaw allows the creation of users in the system without authentication due to a flaw in the CreateUserSession command.

Record: CVE-2024-0822
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-1390, CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

Ovirt: authentication bypass

An authentication bypass vulnerability was found in overt-engine. This flaw allows the creation of users in the system without authentication due to a flaw in the CreateUserSession command.

Record: CVE-2024-0822
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-1390
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2024:0934 7.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Virtualization security and bug fix update

Record: RHSA-2024:0934
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ovirt-engine` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-backend` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-dbscripts` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-health-check-bundler` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-restapi` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-base` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-cinderlib` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-imageio` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine-common` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-vmconsole-proxy-helper` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-websocket-proxy` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-tools` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-tools-backup` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-vmconsole-proxy-helper` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev
`ovirt-engine-websocket-proxy` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev
`python3-ovirt-engine-lib` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev
`rhvm` Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8	before 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev	0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2024-0822 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ovirt Ovirt-engine, published January 25, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.71%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in ovirt-engine 0:4.5.3.10-1.el8ev.

References

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