CVE-2013-7130

The i_create_images_and_backing (aka create_images_and_backing) method in libvirt driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly, Havana, and Icehouse, when using KVM live block migration, does not properly create all expected files, which allows attackers to obtain snapshot root disk contents of other users via ephemeral storage.

Published: 2014-02-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-7130 is rated Moderate Risk (55.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.16%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-7130

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 3.13% 2.16% -0.97%
2 2026-05-24 2.54% 3.13% +0.59%
3 2025-03-30 2.54%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-7130

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-7130

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2013-7130

GHSA-99rx-9x8v-9j8p · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — OpenStack Nova Live migration can leak root disk into ephemeral storage

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-7130

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2013-7130 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (nova), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-7130
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7130
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-7130 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (nova), 7 status rows across 7 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream): released 3, DNE 2, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-7130

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-7130

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openstack compute 2012.2 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2012.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack compute 2013.1 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack compute 2013.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack compute 2013.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack compute 2013.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack grizzly cpe:2.3:a:openstack:grizzly:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack havana cpe:2.3:a:openstack:havana:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack icehouse cpe:2.3:a:openstack:icehouse:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-7130

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