CVE-2017-8905

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Xen through 4.6.x on 64-bit platforms mishandles a failsafe callback, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-215.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 11, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-8905: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix