CyberRota Analysis
This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.0. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.
CVE
CVE-2017-7471
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9
EPSS
0.85%
Original NVD Description
Quick Emulator (Qemu) built with the VirtFS, host directory sharing via Plan 9 File System (9pfs) support, is vulnerable to an improper access control issue. It could occur while accessing files on a shared host directory. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to access host file system beyond the shared folder and potentially escalating their privileges on a host.
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