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Xen und Citrix Systems XenServer: Mehrere Schwachstellen

WID-SEC-2026-1306 · first 29.04.2026 · updated 05.10.2026 · CVSS 9,8

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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 Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Xen und Citrix Systems XenServer ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu verändern und offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.

Under what conditions?

The BSI does not name any particular preconditions. Exploitable remotely according to the BSI.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • seine Privilegien zu erhöhen
  • Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen
  • Daten zu verändern
  • offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • Dell NetWorker
  • Debian Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • IBM QRadar SIEM
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Dell Avamar
  • Open Source Xen >=4.0
  • Open Source Xen XSA-419
  • Open Source Xen XAPI

and 5 more

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 >=4.0
  • Open Source Xen >=4.2
  • Open Source Xen Linux kernel >=4.13
  • Open Source Xen Linux PVH or HVM >=3.8

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

and 6 more sources in the original advisory

CVE: CVE-2026-23558, CVE-2026-23556, CVE-2026-23559, CVE-2026-23560, CVE-2026-23561, CVE-2026-23562, CVE-2026-42486, CVE-2026-23557, CVE-2026-31786, CVE-2026-31787

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.

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