CVE-2026-62431: Viridian STIMER division by zero
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-62431 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Divide By Zero vulnerability in xen. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 0% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 5Timeline
- 28-07-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 28-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The logic to handle periodic Viridian STIMERs performs a division with an unchecked user-controlled divisor value, that can be set to zero to cause a #DE fault.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.36%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
30%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Decrease -0.25 pp
From 0.61% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Alpine1 product
- xen< 4.19.6-r0 | < 4.20.4-r0 | < 4.21.2-r0
Debian1 product
- xen< 4.17.7-0+deb12u1 | < 4.20.3+127-gc42374a105-0+deb13u1 | < 4.20.3+127-gc42374a105-1
Ubuntu1 product
- xenAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
