CVE-2017-8905

HIGH

Xen <4.6.x - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Xen through 4.6.x on 64-bit platforms mishandles a failsafe callback, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-215.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 24.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-682
Status published
Products (6)
xen/xen 4.6.0
xen/xen 4.6.1
xen/xen 4.6.2
xen/xen 4.6.3
xen/xen 4.6.4
xen/xen 4.6.5
Published May 11, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026