CVE-2026-79608
The workaround for XSA-433 (Zenbleed, CVE-2023-20593) was later re-worked to better integrate with…
- Risk score
- 69/100
- CVSS
- 9.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.3%
- Published
- 13 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- The workaround for XSA-433 (Zenbleed, CVE-2023-20593) was later re-worked to better integrate with other manipulations of the same MSR. In this rework an inverted conditional was introduced, resulting in the workaround to not be applied when needed and vice versa. For more details, see: http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advi…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Amber
- CVSS 9.8 critical
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
Original description
The workaround for XSA-433 (Zenbleed, CVE-2023-20593) was later re-worked to better integrate with other manipulations of the same MSR. In this rework an inverted conditional was introduced, resulting in the workaround to not be applied when needed and vice versa. For more details, see: http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-433.html
Last activity 13 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.