MOKSHA-2026-0020

Vulnerability from moksha – Published: 2026-04-24 06:00 – Updated:
VLAI
Title
CBT Metadata Corruption via VDI.other_config content_id
Summary
A vm-admin in XAPI-based hypervisors (XenServer, XCP-ng) can corrupt Change Block Tracking (CBT) metadata by injecting a crafted content_id value into VDI.other_config. The content_id key is used by the XAPI storage bridge to track VDI content identity across activate/deactivate/clone cycles. Incremental backup solutions use content_id to determine the base snapshot for changed-block calculations. A forged UUID causes the backup system to use an incorrect base, missing changed blocks and producing backups that silently lose data on restore.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
8.3 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
References
Impacted products
Credits
Jakob Wolffhechel, Moksha
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