CVE-2016-7093 is a critical vulnerability affecting Xen versions 4.5.3, 4.6.3, and 4.7.x, allowing a local HVM guest OS administrator to achieve host OS privileges by exploiting improper instruction pointer truncation during emulation. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.2, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring high privileges, and resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness and potential for future exploitation. It is not currently listed on the CISA KEV catalog, nor is it on any hot lists.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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