CVE-2026-79611CWE-843

CVE-2026-79611

Medium · published October 13, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
1.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00123 · 1.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-843 · Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
Published
2026-10-13T20:17Z
References (3)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 OCT 03:34Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 13 OCT 15:44Z
    VMX: VMentry failure with branch tracing and blocked states
    cvelistv5
  • 13 OCT 15:44Z
    VMX: VMentry failure with branch tracing and blocked states
    cvelistv5