Is CVE-2017-10916 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-10916 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-10916?

CVE-2017-10916 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-10916?

CVE-2017-10916 has an EPSS score of 1.35% (68th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-10916?

Upgrade xen on debian 11 to 4.8.1-1+deb9u3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-10916

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The vCPU context-switch implementation in Xen through 4.8.x improperly interacts with the Memory Protection Extensions (MPX) and Protection Key (PKU) features, which makes it easier for guest OS users to defeat ASLR and other protection mechanisms, aka XSA-220.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

xenDebian

Fixed in:4.8.1-1+deb9u3CVE-2017-10916

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days

68thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 68% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

xenbits.xen.org

Other references4

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CVE-2024-24919	High	8.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-14181	Medium	5.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-34429	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-11409	Medium	5.3	98%	-	-
CVE-2021-41277	Critical	10.0	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2016-2183	High	7.5	96%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.