MOKSHA-2026-0086 (MOKSHA-2026-0086)

Vulnerability from moksha – Published: 2026-04-24 06:00 – Updated:
VLAI
Title
License Expiry Manipulation via Host.license_params expiry
Summary
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.
Severity
2.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.6 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
References
Impacted products
Credits
Jakob Wolffhechel, Moksha
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