Account users are allowed by default to register templates to be downloaded directly to the primary storage for deploying instances using the KVM hypervisor. Due to missing file name sanitization, an attacker can register malicious templates to execute arbitrary code on the KVM hosts. This can result in the compromise of resource integrity and confidentiality, data loss, denial of service, and availability of the KVM-based infrastructure managed by CloudStack. Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache CloudStack versions 4.20.3.0 or 4.22.0.1, or later, which fixes this issue.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/n8mt5b7wkpysstb8w7rr9f02kc5cq2xm Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.8 · apacheNVD modified 2026-10-26 19:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cloudstack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 2
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/n8mt5b7wkpysstb8w7rr9f02kc5cq2xm Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/09/6