Citrix XenServer 7.0 before Hotfix XS70E003, when a deployment has been upgraded from an…
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Citrix XenServer 7.0 before Hotfix XS70E003, when a deployment has been upgraded from an earlier release, might allow remote attackers on the management network to "compromise" a host by leveraging credentials for an Active Directory account.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02551 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5302
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jwf4-87xw-25r6
References
More Citrix Xenserver vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-10124 Citrix XenServer 7.1 and newer allows Directory Traversal. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-00210 The x86-64 kernel system-call functionality in Xen 4.1.2 and earlier, as used in Citrix… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2015-06402 The rate limiting feature in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p4 and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-06436 A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2014-04065 Buffer overflow in the HVM graphics console support in Citrix XenServer 6.2 Service Pack… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2016-07824 Heap-based buffer overflow in Qemu: CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2016-5302 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5302 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jwf4-87xw-25r6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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