CVE-2017-5572
An issue was discovered in Linux Foundation xapi in Citrix XenServer through 7.0. An...
An issue was discovered in Linux Foundation xapi in Citrix XenServer through 7.0. An authenticated read-only administrator can corrupt the host database.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Linux Foundation xapi in Citrix XenServer through 7.0. An authenticated read-only administrator can corrupt the host database.
- Record
CVE-2017-5572- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Linux Foundation xapi in Citrix XenServer through 7.0. An authenticated read-only administrator can corrupt the host database.
- Record
CVE-2017-5572- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14673 No score
An issue was discovered in Linux Foundation xapi in Citrix XenServer through 7.0. An authenticated read-only administrator can corrupt the host database.
- Record
EUVD-2017-14673- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mvwc-6gpj-59wm
An issue was discovered in Linux Foundation xapi in Citrix XenServer through 7.0. An...
An issue was discovered in Linux Foundation xapi in Citrix XenServer through 7.0. An authenticated read-only administrator can corrupt the host database.
- Record
GHSA-mvwc-6gpj-59wm- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-5572 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Citrix Xenserver, published January 30, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.09%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.