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        "cveId": "CVE-2026-23557",
        "assignerOrgId": "23aa2041-22e1-471f-9209-9b7396fa234f",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "XEN",
        "dateReserved": "2026-01-14T13:07:36.961Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-05-19T12:49:42.202Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-05-19T14:42:45.464Z"
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        "cna": {
            "title": "Xenstored DoS via XS_RESET_WATCHES command",
            "datePublic": "2026-04-28T12:00:00.000Z",
            "descriptions": [
                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Any guest can cause xenstored to crash by issuing a XS_RESET_WATCHES\ncommand within a transaction due to an assert() triggering.\n\nIn case xenstored was built with NDEBUG #defined nothing bad will\nhappen, as assert() is doing nothing in this case. Note that the\ndefault is not to define NDEBUG for xenstored builds even in release\nbuilds of Xen."
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            ],
            "impacts": [
                {
                    "descriptions": [
                        {
                            "lang": "en",
                            "value": "Any unprivileged domain can cause xenstored to crash, causing a\nDoS (denial of service) for any Xenstore action. This will result\nin an inability to perform further domain administration on the host."
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "affected": [
                {
                    "defaultStatus": "unknown",
                    "product": "Xen",
                    "vendor": "Xen",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "status": "unknown",
                            "version": "consult Xen advisory XSA-484"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "configurations": [
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                    "value": "All Xen systems from Xen 4.2 onwards are vulnerable. Systems up to\nXen 4.1 are not vulnerable.\n\nSystems using the C variant of xenstored or xenstore-stubdom built\nwithout NDEBUG are vulnerable. Systems using the OCaml variant of\nXenstore (oxenstored), or the C variant (xenstored or xenstore-stubdom)\nbuilt with NDEBUG defined are not vulnerable."
                }
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                    "value": "There is no known mitigation available."
                }
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            "credits": [
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                    "lang": "en",
                    "type": "finder",
                    "value": "This issue was discovered by Andrii Sultanov of Vates."
                }
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                {
                    "url": "https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-484.html"
                }
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                "references": [
                    {
                        "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/28/11"
                    },
                    {
                        "url": "http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-484.html"
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                    "dateUpdated": "2026-05-19T13:06:41.611Z"
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                            {
                                "type": "CWE",
                                "cweId": "CWE-617",
                                "lang": "en",
                                "description": "CWE-617 Reachable Assertion"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
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                            "scope": "CHANGED",
                            "version": "3.1",
                            "baseScore": 6.5,
                            "attackVector": "LOCAL",
                            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
                            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
                            "userInteraction": "NONE",
                            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
                            "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"
                        }
                    },
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                            "type": "ssvc",
                            "content": {
                                "timestamp": "2026-05-19T14:42:12.994792Z",
                                "id": "CVE-2026-23557",
                                "options": [
                                    {
                                        "Exploitation": "none"
                                    },
                                    {
                                        "Automatable": "no"
                                    },
                                    {
                                        "Technical Impact": "partial"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                                "version": "2.0.3"
                            }
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                ],
                "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment",
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                    "dateUpdated": "2026-05-19T14:42:45.464Z"
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