An issue was discovered in Linux Foundation xapi in Citrix XenServer through 7.0.
Priority LOW 31CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Linux Foundation xapi in Citrix XenServer through 7.0. An authenticated read-only administrator can corrupt the host database.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01095 65th 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
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.2 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2.0 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
| cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Citrix |
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Citrix
- cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Citrix
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5572
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mvwc-6gpj-59wm
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-2017-5572 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-5572 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mvwc-6gpj-59wm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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