CVE-2018-7541

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.10.x allowing guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) or gain privileges by triggering a grant-table transition from v2 to v1.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EPSS
34.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 27, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (18)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 49× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-7541?
CVE-2018-7541 is a high vulnerability published on February 27, 2018. An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.10.x allowing guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) or gain privileges by triggering a grant-table transition from v2 to v1.
When was CVE-2018-7541 disclosed?
CVE-2018-7541 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 27, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-7541 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-7541 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 34.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-7541?
CVE-2018-7541 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-7541?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-7541, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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