CVE-2026-42492

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

“—” beside the score: it is equal to the CVSS score beside it.

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-28. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1, EPSS, GitHub Security Advisory
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixRemediate within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high (the SSVC decision on this page).
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.6%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Xenstore, to have an up-to-date picture of the entire system, wants to know of domains appearing and disappearing. To make this more robust, a new XEN_DOMCTL_get_domain_state was introduced. The management of the bitmap underlying that operation is tied into the binding of the VIRQ_DOM_EXC virtual IRQ. Unfortunately an error path there would tear down the bitmap even in cases when it wasn't set up. Unprivileged domains can trigger that error path.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
49
EG Risk 49/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score. It fuses impact severity (EG Severity, the CVSS base score, never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score) with real-world exploitation and automatability, under weights EchelonGraph set by hand, so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner.

How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)
Severity75% × 45%
Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 7.5 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.
Exploitation0.6% × 40%
FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.
Automatability100% × 15%
CISA's SSVC Automatable value: yes (Vulnrichment).
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
0.6%
EPSS %ILE
48th
KEV
Not listed

What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)

The EG score (7.5): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 7.5 is its impact severity (EG Severity), not escalated.

EG Severity
7.5 HIGHCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
EG Likelihood
0.6% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-10-17). FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
Confirmed exploitation
None on record (CISA KEV, EG-KEV Tier 1)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
EG Priority
SSVC Track at medium mission impactTrack at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).CISA BOD 26-04: 14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; 60 days if it is not.Each input and its source: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.

SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; 60 days if it is not.

In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

Published

July 28, 2026

Last Modified

July 28, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 28, 2026
Patch available.
Web page

XSA-496 - Xen Security Advisories

http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-496.html
Web page

XSA-496 - Xen Security Advisories

https://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-496.html

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-42492(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Alpine:v3.24(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
xen—
  • every version up to 4.21.2-r0: fixed in 4.21.2-r0
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Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 51× in last 30d)

Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. 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. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 244 refreshes on record for this CVE.

A repeat, a row identical to one the same pipeline wrote less than 10 seconds earlier, is not a separate refresh and is not counted. None are among the latest 100 rows. The 144 oldest rows on record are not shown and were not checked, so the counts can still include repeats.

  1. 2026-10-19 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 48th percentile
  2. 2026-10-18 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 48th percentile
  3. 2026-10-18 03:41 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-10-17 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 48th percentile
  5. 2026-10-17 14:25 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-10-17 14:25 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  7. 2026-10-16 16:42 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 48th percentile
  8. 2026-10-15 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 48th percentile
  9. 2026-10-14 16:33 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 47th percentile
  10. 2026-10-13 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 47th percentile
  11. 2026-10-12 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 47th percentile
  12. 2026-10-12 16:07 UTCEG score recompute
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  16. 2026-10-11 13:48 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 47th percentile
  17. 2026-10-10 20:00 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 47th percentile
  18. 2026-10-09 20:07 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 47th percentile
  19. 2026-10-08 17:12 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 47th percentile
  20. 2026-10-07 23:48 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 47th percentile
  21. 2026-10-07 00:06 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-10-07 00:06 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  23. 2026-10-06 15:17 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 47th percentile
  24. 2026-10-05 17:43 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 47th percentile
  25. 2026-10-04 23:22 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 47th percentile
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  1. 2026-10-04 07:11 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-04 07:11 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  3. 2026-10-03 14:25 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 47th percentile
  4. 2026-10-02 18:24 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-10-02 18:24 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  6. 2026-10-01 19:50 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 47th percentile
  7. 2026-10-01 16:01 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  8. 2026-10-01 03:44 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-10-01 03:44 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  10. 2026-09-30 15:03 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 47th percentile
  11. 2026-09-29 07:47 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-29 07:47 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  13. 2026-09-28 03:25 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-28 03:25 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  15. 2026-09-27 13:48 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 47th percentile
  16. 2026-09-26 15:58 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.6% · 47th percentile
  17. 2026-09-25 06:17 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-25 06:17 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  19. 2026-09-24 10:58 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  20. 2026-09-23 22:16 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-23 22:16 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  22. 2026-09-23 17:53 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 39th percentile
  23. 2026-09-23 10:00 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  24. 2026-09-22 21:43 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-22 21:43 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  26. 2026-09-20 20:15 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 39th percentile
  27. 2026-09-20 00:37 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-09-20 00:37 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  29. 2026-09-19 08:07 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-09-19 08:07 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  31. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 39th percentile
  32. 2026-09-18 17:57 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  33. 2026-09-18 02:09 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-09-18 02:09 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  35. 2026-09-17 19:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 38th percentile
  36. 2026-09-17 01:41 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-09-17 01:41 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  38. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 38th percentile
  39. 2026-09-16 05:54 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-09-16 05:54 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  41. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 38th percentile
  42. 2026-09-15 08:51 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-09-15 08:51 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  44. 2026-09-14 10:28 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  45. 2026-09-13 22:12 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-09-13 22:12 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  47. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 38th percentile
  48. 2026-09-13 09:43 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  49. 2026-09-12 21:27 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-09-12 21:27 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  51. 2026-09-12 15:01 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 38th percentile
  52. 2026-09-12 09:10 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  53. 2026-09-11 20:53 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-09-11 20:53 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  55. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 38th percentile
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  57. 2026-09-11 08:31 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  58. 2026-09-10 20:14 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-09-10 20:14 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  60. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 38th percentile
  61. 2026-09-10 07:45 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  62. 2026-09-09 08:04 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-09-09 08:04 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  64. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 38th percentile
  65. 2026-09-07 20:56 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-09-07 20:56 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  67. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 38th percentile
  68. 2026-09-06 23:16 UTCEG score recompute
  69. 2026-09-06 23:15 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  70. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.5% · 38th percentile
  71. 2026-09-06 07:32 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
  72. 2026-09-05 19:10 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-09-05 19:10 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5
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  75. 2026-09-05 05:33 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-2hv5-3qjg-gjqr · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.5

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-42492?
CVE-2026-42492 is a high-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on July 28, 2026. Xenstore, to have an up-to-date picture of the entire system, wants to know of domains appearing and disappearing. To make this more robust, a new XENDOMCTLgetdomainstate was introduced. The management of the bitmap underlying that operation is tied into the binding of the VIRQDOMEXC virtual IRQ.…
When was CVE-2026-42492 made public?
CVE-2026-42492 was made public on July 28, 2026: that is the date its CVE record's CNA, Xen Project, gives for when the vulnerability was made public. The CVE record itself was published on July 28, 2026. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of July 28, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2026-42492 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-42492 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (48th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-42492?
CVE-2026-42492 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-42492?
A fix for CVE-2026-42492 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-42492 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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