Vulnerability in Citrix Hypervisor
CVE-2024-5661
An issue has been identified in both XenServer 8 and Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 LTSR which may allow a malicious administrator of a guest VM to cause the host to become slow and/or unresponsive.
EPSS: 0.002 (6.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Citrix Hypervisor — versions 8, 8.2 CU1 LTSR
- Citrix Hypervisor — versions 8.2
- Citrix Xenserver — versions 8.2 CU1 LTSR, 8.0, 8
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@citrix.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-5661?
- CVE-2024-5661 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Citrix Hypervisor. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2024-06-13.
- How severe is CVE-2024-5661?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-5661 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.