CVE-2008-5086

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.

Published: 2008-12-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5086 is rated Low Risk (39.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.38%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5086

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.38% +0.33%
2 2026-06-08 0.05% 0.05% +0.00%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5086

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5086

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-5086

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2008-5086 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libvirt), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5086
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5086
suse high CVE-2008-5086 severity important: SUSE including 139 source package names (libvirt-0.7.6-1.9.8, libvirt-0.9.6-0.13.42, …), 139 product×package rows across 9 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2, … (9 product lines)): Fixed 139. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5086/
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-5086 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libvirt), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 4, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5086

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5086

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libvirt libvirt 0.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libvirt libvirt 0.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libvirt libvirt 0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libvirt libvirt 0.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libvirt libvirt 0.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libvirt libvirt 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
libvirt libvirt 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5086

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