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Citrix Security BulletinsCTX696562

XenServer Security Update for CVE-2026-23562 and CVE-2026-42486

Two issues have been identified that affect XenServer 8.4 that each may allow a logged-in host administrator to escalate their privileges to a higher level than defined by their RBAC role. These issues have the following identifiers:

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MediumCVSS not listedMedium severity
Scope

What the vendor says is affected

  • XenServer
  • These issues affect XenServer 8.4. (Note that XenServer 9 is in Public Preview; releases in preview state are not intended for production use and so are not covered by security bulletins until they exit preview state.)
Next step

What the vendor recommends

We have pushed updates to both the Early Access and Normal update channels of XenServer 8.4. We recommend that customers update to the latest version from their chosen channel following the instructions at https://docs.xenserver.com/en-us/xenserver/8/update

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  1. Published by Citrix

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Vulnerabilities

CVEs named in this advisory

CVE-2026-23562View CVSS, KEV, EPSS, and threat contextCVE-2026-42486View CVSS, KEV, EPSS, and threat context
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