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CVE-2026-62426

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.22%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-07-28 · Last synced 2026-08-27

CyberRota Analysis

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The vulnerability affects the sysctl operations within the control domain or a potential Xenstore domain, where the locking mechanism lacks fairness and can lead to race conditions. This can result in unauthorized access or privilege escalation, especially when combined with XSM/Flask, as permission checks may be bypassed. Organizations utilizing affected systems should prioritize remediation to mitigate the risk of exploitation.

CVE
CVE-2026-62426
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.22%

Original NVD Description

[This CNA information record relates to multiple CVEs; the text explains which aspects/vulnerabilities correspond to which CVE.] To manage the system, sysctl and platform operations are used by the control domain or a possible Xenstore domain. Some of these operations may not be executed in parallel, so a system-wide lock each is used. The way those locks are acquired is, however, not providing any fairness. Furthermore, with XSM/Flask in use, the lock acquire will, for some operations, occur ahead of any permission checking. The sysctl issue is CVE-2026-62426. The platform-op issue is CVE-2026-62427.