Path Traversal in Red Hat Openshift Virtualization 4
CVE-2026-13622
A symlink following vulnerability was found in KubeVirt's virt-handler migration proxy. During live migration, virt-handler dials Unix sockets inside the target virt-launcher pod via /proc/<pid>/root/ paths using net.Dial() without symlink…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-13622?
- CVE-2026-13622 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Openshift Virtualization 4, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-08-12.
- How severe is CVE-2026-13622?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.