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Privilege Escalation in WebVirtCloud via UserInstance Grant Validation

WebVirtCloud suffers from a privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-92761) where the get_instance gate fails to validate permission flags, enabling read-only users to perform administrative actions.

WebVirtCloud privilege-escalation web-application virtualization
1c
low advisory

Denial of Service Vulnerability in libtpms

A vulnerability in libtpms (CVE-2024-0230) allows an attacker on an adjacent network to trigger a denial of service condition, potentially leading to service instability.

libtpms denial-of-service vulnerability virtualization
1t 1c
medium advisory

Denial of Service Vulnerability in libvirt

A vulnerability in the libvirt virtualization API allows a remote attacker on an adjacent network to trigger a denial-of-service condition affecting the virtualization host.

libvirt denial-of-service virtualization linux
1t
high advisory

Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities in VMware Fusion and Workstation

VMware has released security updates for Fusion and Workstation to address multiple vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-59346 and CVE-2026-59347, which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Fusion +1 vulnerability virtualization rce
high advisory

Local Privilege Escalation in Lima via Guest Agent Socket

An arbitrary user within a QEMU-based Lima VM can exploit improper access controls on the guest agent Unix socket (/run/lima-guestagent.sock) to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges within the guest VM.

Lima privilege-escalation virtualization cve-2026-53657
1t 1c
medium advisory

QEMU Memory Corruption and Denial of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability in QEMU allows a remote, authenticated attacker to trigger memory corruption or a denial-of-service condition, impacting system availability.

QEMU denial-of-service virtualization
1t
medium advisory

KVM Shadow VMCS Memory Handling Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel KVM module allows a guest user to trigger memory corruption via improper shadow VMCS handling after a VMCLEAR operation.

Kernel vulnerability virtualization linux denial-of-service kernel-security
1t 1c updated
medium advisory

Vulnerability in Linux KVM MMU Page Management

CVE-2026-64561 identifies a flaw in the Linux KVM hypervisor where incorrect validation of MMU pages could lead to memory management inconsistencies.

KVM vulnerability linux virtualization informational privilege-escalation kernel kernel-vulnerability arm64
1t 1c updated
critical advisory

Critical Vulnerabilities in VMware vCenter and ESX Products

Multiple critical vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-59309 and CVE-2026-59310 with CVSS 9.8, affect VMware vCenter and ESX/ESXi products, enabling unauthorized access without credentials, arbitrary code execution, virtualization escape, information disclosure, and defense evasion, which could lead to full system compromise and data breaches.

PoC VMware vCenter +13 virtualization critical-vulnerability rce unauthorized-access privilege-escalation defense-evasion esxi vcenter
5t 5c updated
high advisory

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Xen Hypervisor

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Xen, allowing an attacker to achieve privilege escalation, remote denial of service, and compromise data confidentiality across all unpatched Xen versions, necessitating immediate patching.

Xen virtualization hypervisor vulnerability privilege-escalation denial-of-service data-confidentiality
7c 31i
high advisory

Xen: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Xen hypervisor allow an attacker to escalate privileges, disclose confidential information, or cause a denial-of-service condition affecting virtualized environments.

Xen virtualization hypervisor privilege-escalation information-disclosure denial-of-service
4t
high threat

VMware Cloud Foundation, vSphere, Aria Operations, and Tools: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in VMware Cloud Foundation, vSphere, Aria Operations, and VMware Tools, allowing an attacker to exploit these weaknesses to gain elevated privileges, including administrative access, and disclose confidential information within affected environments.

exploited VMware Cloud Foundation +3 virtualization cloud privilege-escalation
1t
critical advisory

Qemu-kvm HyperV Syndbg Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

A critical vulnerability, CVE-2026-3842, exists in the `hyperv/syndbg` component of Qemu-kvm, allowing an attacker to perform out-of-bounds writes on the host system due to a missing mapped-length guard after a `cpu_physical_memory_map` operation.

Qemu-kvm virtualization hypervisor vulnerability guest-to-host-escape
1c
medium threat

KVM Guest-Triggerable Denial-of-Service Vulnerability (CVE-2026-63806)

A denial-of-service vulnerability (CVE-2026-63806) has been identified in KVM's ioeventfd datamatch handling, allowing a guest virtual machine to trigger a BUG_ON() condition on the host, leading to a system crash.

exploited KVM virtualization denial-of-service linux hypervisor
1c
high advisory

QEMU Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in QEMU to elevate their privileges and execute arbitrary code on the host system where QEMU is running.

QEMU privilege-escalation virtualization vulnerability
2t
high advisory

QEMU and libvirt: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in QEMU and libvirt, which can be exploited by a local attacker to disclose sensitive information and bypass security mechanisms, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

QEMU +1 vulnerability linux virtualization defense-evasion privilege-escalation collection
1t
high threat

CVE-2026-53359: KVM x86 Use-After-Free in Shadow Paging

CVE-2026-53359 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability affecting the KVM virtualization component on x86 architectures within the Linux kernel, stemming from an unexpected role in shadow paging, which could lead to host system compromise.

exploited PoC Linux kernel +3 linux kernel kvm virtualization vulnerability use-after-free cve
1c 6i updated
high advisory

Multiple Xen Hypervisor Vulnerabilities Leading to Privilege Escalation, DoS, and Data Confidentiality Compromise

Multiple vulnerabilities, including CVE-2025-10263, CVE-2026-42487, CVE-2026-42488, CVE-2026-42489, and CVE-2026-42490, have been discovered in Xen, allowing an attacker to achieve privilege escalation, trigger a remote denial of service, and compromise data confidentiality on vulnerable hypervisor instances.

Xen virtualization hypervisor vulnerability privilege-escalation denial-of-service data-exfiltration
3r 3t 1c
medium threat

Citrix XenServer Vulnerabilities Addressed in Security Advisory AV26-400

Citrix released security advisory AV26-400 on April 28, 2026, addressing vulnerabilities in XenServer versions prior to 8.4, prompting users to apply mitigations.

XenServer virtualization vulnerability
2r 1t
critical threat

BRICKSTORM Malware Targeting VMware vSphere Environments

The BRICKSTORM malware targets VMware vSphere environments, specifically vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) and ESXi hypervisors, by exploiting weak security configurations to establish persistence at the virtualization layer, leading to administrative control and potential data exfiltration.

BRICKSTORM vsphere virtualization persistence lateral-movement
2r 2t
critical threat

QEMU Hypervisor Escape via virtio-snd 0-Day

An unpatched vulnerability in QEMU's virtio-snd component allows for a hypervisor escape due to an uncontrolled heap overflow.

virtualization hypervisor qemu virtio-snd heap overflow hypervisor escape
2r 2t
high advisory

Intel EPT Paging Code Vulnerability (CVE-2026-23554) Allows Unauthorized Memory Access

The Intel EPT paging code vulnerability (CVE-2026-23554) allows access to unintended memory regions due to improper handling of cached EPT state during paging structure freeing.

Intel Processors intel ept paging virtualization memory access cve-2026-23554
2r
medium advisory

SUSE Harvester Rancher Integration Vulnerable to MITM and DOS

SUSE Harvester's Rancher integration mechanism is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack due to insecure TLS options, potentially leading to denial of service.

Harvester mitm denial-of-service virtualization
3r 2t
high advisory

Suspicious QEMU Execution on Windows

Detects the execution of QEMU with the -nographic flag and an image file on Windows systems, a technique used for persistence and initial access by installing a rogue Linux virtual machine.

Splunk Enterprise +3 qemu virtualization persistence linux windows
2r 2t