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CVE-2016-9637

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.36%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-02-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-9637
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
0.36%

Original Filing — NVD Description

The (1) ioport_read and (2) ioport_write functions in Xen, when qemu is used as a device model within Xen, might allow local x86 HVM guest OS administrators to gain qemu process privileges via vectors involving an out-of-range ioport access.