Authorization bypass in Xen Orchestra user.set API lets users alter others
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
Xen Orchestra before 6.9.0 contains an authorization bypass in the xo-server user.set API method. A low-privileged authenticated user can modify other users' preferences by supplying an arbitrary target user id (CWE-639). An attacker can delete the TOTP secret to disable two-factor authentication, corrupt it to block logins, or overwrite stored credentials and SSH keys.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Xen Orchestra before 6.9.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the xo-server user.set API method that allows low-privileged authenticated users to modify other users' preferences by supplying an arbitrary target user id. Attackers can delete the preferences.otp TOTP secret to disable two-factor authentication, corrupt it to block logins, or overwrite stored xsCredentials and sshKeys.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Update Xen Orchestra to version 6.9.0 or later, which fixes the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA xen-orchestra (vatesfr) Fixed in 6.9.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-20 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113610
- 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-22x8-669x-gh7m
References
More vatesfr vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-73416 Prototype pollution in Xen Orchestra enables privilege escalation CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-113610 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-113610 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-22x8-669x-gh7m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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