CVE-2012-4606 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users in guest OS can gain elevated privileges on Citrix XenServer hosts, requiring patching to prevent host compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-4606?
CVE-2012-4606 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix Xenserver, published on 23 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Citrix XenServer 4.1, 6.0, 5.6 SP2, 5.6 Feature Pack 1, 5.6 Common Criteria, 5.6, 5.5, 5.0, and 5.0 Update 3 contains a Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability which could allow local users with access to a guest operating system to gain elevated privileges.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4606?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Citrix Xenserver.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4606?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4606 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-4606 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4606 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Citrix Xenserver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7wp8-c7mq-wxq7.