Description
A path traversal vulnerability was found in spice-vdagent. This flaw allows a malicious or compromised SPICE host to write arbitrary files to any location on the guest operating system. This occurs because the filename provided by the SPICE host during file transfers is not properly sanitized before being used. An attacker could exploit this to write to sensitive locations with the privileges of the spice-vdagent process, typically the logged-in user. This issue requires the SPICE host to be untrusted or compromised for exploitation.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | spice-vdagent | 0.23.0-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | spice-vdagent | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | spice-vdagent | 0.22.1-3+deb12u1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | spice-vdagent | 0.23.0-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-8723-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | spice-vdagent | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | spice-vdagent | 0.22.1-4ubuntu0.1 | USN-8723-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | spice-vdagent | 0.22.1-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-8723-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | spice-vdagent | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | spice-vdagent | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | spice-vdagent | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | spice-vdagent | 0.22.1-150500.4.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3485-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | spice-vdagent | 0.22.1-150500.4.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3485-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | spice-vdagent | 0.22.1-150500.4.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3485-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | spice-vdagent | 0.21.0-150300.3.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3470-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | spice-vdagent | 0.16.0-8.13.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:3585-1 |
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | spice-vdagent | 0.22.1-160000.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23109-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | spice-vdagent | 0.22.1-150500.4.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3485-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | spice-vdagent | 0.22.1-150500.4.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3485-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | spice-vdagent | 0.21.0-150300.3.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3470-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | spice-vdagent | 0.16.0-8.13.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:3585-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | spice-vdagent | 0.22.1-160000.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23109-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | spice-vdagent | 0.22.1-150500.4.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3485-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | spice-vdagent | 0.21.0-150300.3.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3470-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | spice-vdagent | 0.23.0-4.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11379-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | spice-vdagent | 0.22.1-160000.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21506-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | spice-vdagent | 0.22.1-7.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2026-2061 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | spice-vdagent | 0.14.0-18.amzn2.0.2 | ALAS2-2026-3863 |
Advisories 9
- USN-8723-1 spice-vdagent vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Sep 3, 2026
- ALAS2-2026-3863 Moderate: spice-vdagent security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Aug 17, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-2061 Moderate: spice-vdagent security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Aug 17, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:23109-1 Security update for spice-vdagent SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 14, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:3585-1 Security update for spice-vdagent SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 12, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:3485-1 Security update for spice-vdagent SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:3470-1 Security update for spice-vdagent SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21506-1 Security update for spice-vdagent SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 2, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11379-1 spice-vdagent-0.23.0-4.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 27, 2026
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-57966 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2493582 issue-tracking