virt-install: unattended option leaks password via command line argument
Published Jul 3, 2019
3.3
LOWCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
Virt-install(1) utility used to provision new virtual machines has introduced an option '--unattended' to create VMs without user interaction. This option accepts guest VM password as command line arguments, thus leaking them to others users on the system via process listing. It was introduced recently in the virt-manager v2.2.0 release.
Affected products
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- Version from virt-manager v2.2.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Virt-Install | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- 2.2.0
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
virt-manager-0:2.2.1-2.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2019:3464
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
virt-manager
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
virt-manager
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
virt-manager
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | virt-manager-0:2.2.1-2.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:3464 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | virt-manager | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | virt-manager | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | virt-manager | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00404) | 32.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00404) | 34.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 29.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 29.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 16.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 14.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01412) | 50.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 71.73th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 71.48th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 58.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109027 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3464 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10183 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1726232 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10183 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10183
- https://virt-manager.org/download/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10183
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/03/1
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109027 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3464 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10183 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1726232 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10183 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10183 | ||
| https://virt-manager.org/download/ | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10183 | ||
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/03/1 |
Change history (4)
- MITRE
- CVSS vector changed from CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N to
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N → CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CVSS score changed from 2.8 to
3.2 2.8 → 3.2
- CVSS vector changed from CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N to
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- REDHAT
- CVSS vector changed from CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N to
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N → CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CVSS score changed from 3.2 to
2.8 3.2 → 2.8
- CVSS vector changed from CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N to
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N