CVE-2016-10013 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Xen through version 4.8.x, allowing local 64-bit x86 HVM guest OS users to gain elevated privileges due to mishandling of SYSCALL singlestep during emulation. It carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity and the potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely targeted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.