CVE-2026-51083 | BDVDB-2026-349237 Detail

Description#

Incorrect access control in Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE) 9.x qemu-server before 9.1.8 and 8.x before 8.4.8 allows users within limited privileges to obtain hashed passwords via the cloudinit/dump API.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References#

https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-virtual-environment-security-advisories.149331/page-2#post-84997

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-07-17Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-07-17
Last modified: 2026-07-17

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Not stated

Score

6.5 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 27.8.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Improper Access Control

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

No version data in the source record.

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

6.5 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	None
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).