CVE-2026-13218

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-13218",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-06-26T00:16:51.147",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-25T22:10:00.150",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "A flaw was found in KubeVirt's virt-handler network cache handling. The WriteToCachedFile function writes data to a launcher-rooted path using os.WriteFile and os.Chown without symlink protection. A user with access to the virt-launcher container can plant a symlink at the cache file path, causing virt-handler to follow it and overwrite an arbitrary host file with JSON content and change its ownership."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Se encontró una vulnerabilidad en el manejo de la caché de red del virt-gestor de KubeVirt. La función WriteToCachedFile escribe datos en una ruta con raíz en el lanzador utilizando os.WriteFile y os.Chown sin protección contra enlaces simbólicos. Un usuario con acceso al contenedor virt-launcher puede colocar un enlace simbólico en la ruta del archivo de caché, haciendo que el virt-gestor lo siga y sobrescriba un archivo de host arbitrario con contenido JSON y cambie su propiedad."
    }
  ],
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      "source": "[email protected]",
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          "packageName": "container-native-virtualization/virt-handler",
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        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
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          "baseScore": 4.2,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "LOW"
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        "impactScore": 2.7
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      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
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        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-61"
        }
      ]
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13218",
      "source": "[email protected]",
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        "Vendor Advisory",
        "Mitigation"
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      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492654",
      "source": "[email protected]",
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}