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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-12929 · published 24 June 2019

CVE-2019-12929: Qemu os command injection vulnerability

Qemu · Qemu

The QMP guest_exec command in QEMU 4.0.0 and earlier is prone to OS command injection, which allows the attacker to achieve code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure by sending a crafted QMP command to the listening server. Note: This has been disputed as a non-issue since QEMU's -qmp interface is meant to be used by trusted users. If one is able to access this interface via a tcp socket open to the internet, then it is an insecure configuration issue

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 4.9% · top 8.2% CWE-78 · OS command injectionCWE-668 · Exposure of resource to wrong sphere
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 10.0
4.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The QMP guest_exec command in QEMU 4.0.0 and earlier is prone to OS command injection, which allows the attacker to achieve code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure by sending a crafted QMP command to the listening server. Note: This has been disputed as a non-issue since QEMU's -qmp interface is meant to be used by trusted users. If one is able to access this interface via a tcp socket open to the internet, then it is an insecure configuration issue

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://fakhrizulkifli.github.io/posts/2019/06/06/CVE-2019-12929/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://fakhrizulkifli.github.io/posts/2019/06/06/CVE-2019-12929/ ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-12929), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.