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CVE-2026-42486
[This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.]
XAPI can configure different users with different roles, using Role
Based Access Control. For more details, see:
https://docs.xenserver.com/en-us/xencenter/current-release/rbac-overview.html#rbac-roles
The pool-admin role is fully privileged. Notably, users with this role
can also SSH into the host as root.
The other administrator roles are pool-operator, vm-pow
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"XAPI","vendor":"Xen","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"all"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:e50d9429b69ed48b41963f711b72e351c5f6784b1a20a1f75beaf9fbc2fe4da6 · sha256:80695beae5f31c2a… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"LOCAL","baseScore":9.4,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","exploitMaturity":"NOT_DEFINED","privilegesRequired":"NONE","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","subConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact"…
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:e50d9429b69ed48b41963f711b72e351c5f6784b1a20a1f75beaf9fbc2fe4da6 · sha256:80695beae5f31c2a… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-250","description":"CWE-250 Execution with unnecessary privileges","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:e50d9429b69ed48b41963f711b72e351c5f6784b1a20a1f75beaf9fbc2fe4da6 · sha256:80695beae5f31c2a… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"url":"https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-489.html"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:e50d9429b69ed48b41963f711b72e351c5f6784b1a20a1f75beaf9fbc2fe4da6 · sha256:80695beae5f31c2a… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
Provider severity values are preserved separately. Baitaphish does not convert them into a risk rating, infer affected products, or treat EPSS as observed exploitation.