Xen und Citrix Systems XenServer: Mehrere Schwachstellen
WID-SEC-2026-0760 · first 18.03.2026 · updated 05.10.2026 · CVSS 7,8
What it is about
Xen ist ein Virtueller-Maschinen-Monitor (VMM), der Hardware (x86, IA-64, PowerPC) für die darauf laufenden Systeme (Domains) paravirtualisiert. Citrix XenServer ist eine Lösung für das Management, die Konfiguration und den Betrieb virtueller Maschinen auf Servern. Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Xen und Citrix Systems XenServer ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
Under what conditions?
Only with access to the device or an account on it. Often the second step after a phishing email.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- seine Privilegien zu erhöhen
- einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Debian Linux
- Fedora Linux
- SUSE Linux
- SUSE openSUSE
- Open Source Xen >=4.17
- Citrix Systems XenServer 8.4
- Open Source Xen >=4.18
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- Open Source Xen >=4.17
- Open Source Xen >=4.18
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- Xen Security Advisory 480 vom 2026-03-17 xenbits.xen.org
- Citrix XenServer Security Update for CVE-2026-23554 vom 2026-03-17 support.citrix.com
- Xen Security Advisory 481 vom 2026-03-17 xenbits.xen.org
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2026-8AE1A1C3D7 vom 2026-03-18 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2026-F4371B21F0 vom 2026-03-18 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2026-F884FD0313 vom 2026-03-26 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:1092-1 vom 2026-03-27 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:1093-1 vom 2026-03-27 lists.suse.com
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2026-F04DA48123 vom 2026-03-27 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- openSUSE Security Update OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10457-1 vom 2026-04-01 lists.opensuse.org
- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6424 vom 2026-08-10 security-tracker.debian.org
- Debian Security Advisory DLA-4818 vom 2026-10-04 lists.debian.org
CVE: CVE-2026-23554, CVE-2026-23555
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.