Summary iPlain-English security verdict for QEMU, generated from its current health score, actively-exploited vulnerabilities, and latest supported version.
QEMU currently scores 5/100 — critical. No tracked vulnerabilities are currently known to be exploited in the wild. Upgrade promptly to address the open critical vulnerabilities.
Disclosure trend iNew CVEs published for QEMU each year (NVD). A higher bar means more disclosures that year — more scrutiny, not necessarily less safe.
Patch priority — what to act on iThe issues to fix first — actively exploited (CISA KEV) first, then by exploitation probability (EPSS), then severity. Each row's "→ fixed in" is the earliest version that patches it; "see advisory" means no fixed version is published.
Most urgent first — actively exploited, then likeliest to be exploited.
CVE-2019-12928 CRITICAL OS command injection EPSS 23% → see advisory CVE-2015-8556 CRITICAL CWE-362 EPSS 13% → see advisory CVE-2015-7512 CRITICAL Buffer overflow EPSS 8% → see advisory CVE-2016-4002 CRITICAL Buffer overflow EPSS 6% → see advisory CVE-2016-7161 CRITICAL Out-of-bounds write EPSS 6% → see advisory CVE-2019-12929 CRITICAL OS command injection EPSS 5% → see advisory CVE-2018-17963 CRITICAL Integer overflow EPSS 5% → see advisory CVE-2018-20815 CRITICAL Memory corruption EPSS 4% → see advisory CVE-2017-8380 CRITICAL Memory corruption EPSS 4% → see advisory CVE-2009-3616 CRITICAL Use-after-free EPSS 4% → see advisory CVE-2017-16845 CRITICAL Improper input validation EPSS 3% → see advisory CVE-2022-36648 CRITICAL CWE-476 EPSS 1% → see advisoryGet alerted about QEMU
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Frequently asked
Is QEMU safe and patched?
QEMU currently scores 5/100 — critical. No tracked vulnerabilities are currently known to be exploited in the wild. Upgrade promptly to address the open critical vulnerabilities.
What should I do about QEMU now?
Review the patch-priority list, apply the available fixes (or move to the latest release), and confirm against QEMU's official advisory.
lifecycle unknown — needs latest supported version
Informational only, from public data (NVD · CISA KEV · EPSS · endoflife.date), and can lag or miss vendor-specific fixes. Always confirm against QEMU's official advisory before you patch or upgrade — QEMU official site ↗