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libpve-storage-perl CVE-2026-51080

| EUVDEUVD-2026-45180 CRITICAL
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611)
2026-07-17 mitre GHSA-66cj-jqwq-x892
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre
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Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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7.1 HIGH

XXE reached through the authenticated Proxmox management API implies PR:L; impact is chiefly arbitrary file disclosure (C:H) with limited DoS (A:L) and no direct integrity change (I:N).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre).

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Jul 17, 2026 - 17:23 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Jul 17, 2026 - 17:22 NVD
9.8 (CRITICAL)
CVE Published
Jul 17, 2026 - 00:00 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8
CVE Published
Jul 17, 2026 - 00:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

libpvestorage-perl v9.1.1 and libpve-storage-perl v8.3.7 were discovered to contain an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability.

AnalysisAI

XML External Entity injection in the libpve-storage-perl library (the storage-management Perl backend of Proxmox VE) affects builds identified as libpvestorage-perl v9.1.1 and libpve-storage-perl v8.3.7, per MITRE. An attacker able to submit crafted XML to an affected storage-handling code path can force the parser to resolve external entities, enabling arbitrary local file disclosure and potential SSRF or denial of service. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Reach Proxmox API/UI storage endpoint
Delivery
Submit crafted XML with external entity
Exploit
Parser resolves DOCTYPE/SYSTEM reference
Execution
Read local file or trigger SSRF
Impact
Exfiltrate disclosed data

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the attacker to reach a code path in libpve-storage-perl that parses attacker-supplied XML - i.e., an affected version (reported as libpve-storage-perl 8.3.7 / libpvestorage-perl 9.1.1) with a storage or configuration operation that ingests XML. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The published CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, C:H/I:H/A:H, base 9.8) portrays a remote, unauthenticated, trivially exploitable flaw with full CIA impact. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker who can submit a crafted XML payload to an affected libpve-storage-perl code path (for example via an authenticated Proxmox API/UI storage operation that accepts XML input) includes an external entity referencing a local file such as /etc/pve/priv or /etc/passwd; the parser resolves it and returns the file contents to the attacker, or issues an outbound request to an internal host (SSRF). No public POC is referenced, but the low attack complexity means a working exploit would be straightforward for anyone with access to the vulnerable endpoint.
Remediation No exact vendor-released fixed version is present in the supplied data; consult the Proxmox VE security advisory thread (https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-virtual-environment-security-advisories.149331/post-849970) and upgrade libpve-storage-perl to the patched package once the maintainers publish it via the standard Proxmox APT repositories (Patch available per vendor advisory; released patched version not independently confirmed from this data). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, inventory all Proxmox VE deployments and identify systems running libpve-storage-perl v9.1.1 or v8.3.7, then restrict storage management interface access to trusted networks. …

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