CVE-2026-79611EPSS p5.9%
CVE-2026-79611CVE-2026-79611
Description
For XSA-308 logic was introduced, as VMX VMEntry checks do not like the
exact combination of state which occurs when #DB in intercepted, Single
Stepping is active, and blocked by STI/MovSS is active, despite this being
a legitimate state to be in. The resulting VMEntry failure is fatal to
the guest.
Sadly there is another special sub-case of the above, with branch tracing
enabled. In that case the prior adjustment would still cause a VMentry
failure, as before fatal to the guest.
Scoring
| EPSS | 0.17% probability of exploitation · percentile 5.9% · 2026-10-16T12:02:51Z |
| Last modified | 2026-10-14 |