moksha-2026-0086
LOW CVSS 2.3 moksha
Description
An attacker with root access on an XAPI-based hypervisor host (XenServer, XCP-ng) can set the expiry key in Host.license_params to never or a far-future date, preventing license expiry enforcement and suppressing alerts. The license_check.ml code reads this value and treats never as no expiration. The field has the strongest XAPI access control (_R_LOCAL_ROOT_ONLY, pool_internal, DynamicRO). This is a license compliance issue - root access already grants full system control.
Timeline
- Published
- 2026-04-24 06:00 UTC
- Last Modified
- 2026-04-24
CVSS Details
CVSS details not available.
Affected Products
- Cloud Software Group XenServer
- Vates XCP-ng
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
Linked Vulnerabilities
No linked vulnerabilities found.
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