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Single product xen-orchestra-auth-bypass-vsa-2026-062

Unauthenticated authentication bypass in Xen Orchestra (VSA-2026-062) lets a crafted empty-object cookie authenticate as the owner of the first unexpired token.

Vendor impact: an unauthenticated attacker gets Admin in XO, and Xen Orchestra compromise can lead to arbitrary code execution on managed pools and a full XCP-ng node takeover as root. Confirmed exploited (vendor). CVE: not assigned yet (checked 11 Nov 2026). Not in CISA KEV (catalog 2026.11.10, checked 11 Nov 2026). No public PoC indexed. Live advisory (fetched 11 Nov 2026 UTC; vendor Updated field still 2026-11-10) names Xen Orchestra 6.9.2 (stable, xo-server 5.211.2) and 6.10.1 (latest, xo-server 5.213.1) as the fix. Xen Orchestra Appliance (XOA) is affected.

Patched Exploited in the wild No public PoC indexed

At a glance

Sources last checked 11 Nov 2026

The bug: Unauthenticated authentication bypass in Xen Orchestra (VSA-2026-062) lets a crafted empty-object cookie authenticate as the owner of the first unexpired token.
Exposed if you run: Xen Orchestra. Affected versions are listed on this page.
In the wild: Exploited in the wild
Do this first: Install Xen Orchestra 6.9.2 (stable) or 6.10.1 (latest), which include xo-server 5.211.2 and 5.213.1.
Patch: Patched

What changed on 11 Nov 2026

Updated 11 Nov 2026

Vendor now lists Xen Orchestra 6.9.2 and 6.10.1 as the fixed builds Source Also
More
Rechecked VSA-2026-062 on 11 Nov 2026 UTC. Vendor Published and Updated columns still read 2026-11-10. Live Affected line: Xen Orchestra before 6.9.2 (stable) and 6.10.1 (latest). Resolution: 6.9.2 and 6.10.1 include the fix. xo-server packages are still 5.211.2 (stable) and 5.213.1 (latest). The 10 Nov fetch of the same URL listed 6.9.1 / 6.10.0 and an Affected line naming xo-server before 5.213.1 and 5.213.2; that 5.213.2 wording is gone from the live page. SXZ.io (10 Nov 2026, 19:19 UTC snapshot) recorded the same product-number change.
Vendor added seven more campaign C2 IPs plus a reinstall note Source
More
Same advisory, fetched 11 Nov 2026: the block list now names 193.148.56[.]72, 37.221.208[.]216, 45.66.35[.]11, 64.65.0[.]120, 64.65.62[.]160, 89.47.51[.]90, and 92.60.37[.]247, plus the original 91.211.251[.]112 and the Tor .onion on port 3333. Rotate also names NFS, Azure, SMB, pool secret, OTP, and mail-server passwords. Vendor: in case of a confirmed compromise, a full reinstallation is recommended. Source installs: update to the latest master.
Still no CVE; not in CISA KEV (catalog 2026.11.10)Source
More
Rechecked 11 Nov 2026: no CVE is assigned. VSA-2026-062 is not in CISA KEV (catalog 2026.11.10, released 2026-11-10T19:03:29.8375Z, 1,779 entries). GitHub code search on 11 Nov 2026 found news aggregators, not an exploit repository. PoC badge stays No public PoC indexed.

Page changes: New catalog page for Xen Orchestra auth bypass VSA-2026-062

Earlier updates

10 Nov 2026

Vendor confirms active exploitation; no CVE; patch 6.9.1 and 6.10.0 Source Also
More
Vates published VSA-2026-062 on 10 Nov 2026 (Critical; CVSS 4.0 not available yet). Quote: "This vulnerability is actively exploited by a threat actor." An unauthenticated attacker gets Admin in XO. Vendor: "Xen Orchestra compromise can lead to arbitrary code execution on managed pools and a full XCP-ng node takeover as root." Fixed packages: xo-server 5.211.2 (stable) and 5.213.1 (latest), in Xen Orchestra 6.9.1 and 6.10.0. Upstream PR 10748. No public PoC indexed (GitHub search 10 Nov 2026).
Not in CISA KEV (catalog 2026.11.09, checked 10 Nov 2026)Source
More
Rechecked 10 Nov 2026: VSA-2026-062 is not in CISA KEV (catalog 2026.11.09, released 2026-11-09T19:54:37.4945Z, 1,773 entries). No CVE is assigned, so there is no CVE row to list.

Update history

6 dated notes. Latest 11 Nov 2026.

11 Nov 2026
Vendor now lists Xen Orchestra 6.9.2 and 6.10.1 as the fixed builds Source
11 Nov 2026
Vendor added seven more campaign C2 IPs plus a reinstall note Source
11 Nov 2026
Still no CVE; not in CISA KEV (catalog 2026.11.10) Source
10 Nov 2026
New catalog page for Xen Orchestra auth bypass VSA-2026-062
10 Nov 2026
Vendor confirms active exploitation; no CVE; patch 6.9.1 and 6.10.0 Source
10 Nov 2026
Not in CISA KEV (catalog 2026.11.09, checked 10 Nov 2026) Source

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Act-now priority

Act now

Label from the published rule on the Method page. Scores below were fetched from public sources on 11 Nov 2026.

Summary for management

Unauthenticated authentication bypass in Xen Orchestra (VSA-2026-062). CVE: not assigned yet (checked 11 Nov 2026). REST cookie parsing turns an empty-object token into an object, and token lookup then matches the first unexpired token, authenticating as that token's owner. An unauthenticated attacker gets Admin in XO. Vendor: Xen Orchestra compromise can lead to arbitrary code execution on managed pools and a full XCP-ng node takeover as root. Confirmed exploited (vendor). Not in CISA KEV (catalog 2026.11.10, checked 11 Nov 2026). No public PoC indexed. Live advisory (fetched 11 Nov 2026) names 6.9.2 (stable) and 6.10.1 (latest) as the fix.

Install Xen Orchestra 6.9.2 (stable) or 6.10.1 (latest), which include xo-server 5.211.2 and 5.213.1. Source installs: latest master. Keep XO off the internet and on a management network. Block 91.211.251[.]112, the seven additional vendor C2 IPs, and Tor egress. Treat a WAF rule as a stopgap only. If compromise is suspected, rotate proxy, backup remotes (NFS, S3, Azure, SMB), root, pool secret, user-account, OTP, and mail-server secrets. Confirmed compromise: vendor recommends a full reinstallation.

CVSS, EPSS and KEV scores

CVSS

No CVSS score yet.

EPSS

No EPSS score yet.

CISA KEV

Not listed

No CVE assigned; not listed in catalog 2026.11.10, checked 11 Nov 2026.

CISA KEV catalog JSON

Exploitation

Exploited

This page records confirmed in-the-wild exploitation.

Internet exposure

No public exposure figure on this page.

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What defenders should do today

Do today

1
Install Xen Orchestra 6.9.2 or 6.10.1
Live advisory (fetched 11 Nov 2026): as of 2026-11-10, 6.9.2 (stable, xo-server 5.211.2) and 6.10.1 (latest, xo-server 5.213.1) include the fix. XOA updates through those channels. Source installs: latest master.
VSA-2026-062 Upstream PR 10748
2
Keep Xen Orchestra off the internet
Vates: do not expose Xen Orchestra to the Internet. Put the instance on a dedicated management network.
VSA-2026-062
3
Block the campaign C2 IPs and Tor egress
Vates: block 91.211.251[.]112, 193.148.56[.]72, 37.221.208[.]216, 45.66.35[.]11, 64.65.0[.]120, 64.65.62[.]160, 89.47.51[.]90, 92.60.37[.]247, and Tor traffic used to reach the published .onion on port 3333. These IOCs cover this campaign only.
VSA-2026-062
4
If compromise is suspected, rotate every secret XO holds
Rotate proxy, backup remotes (NFS, S3, Azure, SMB), root account and pool secret, user accounts, OTP secrets, and mail-server passwords. If compromise is confirmed, vendor recommends a full reinstallation. Hunt the vendor-published host artefacts on managed XCP-ng nodes.
VSA-2026-062

1 this week

This week

1
Treat a WAF empty-token rule as a stopgap only
Vates: you can block the empty token in a WAF or reverse proxy, but be cautious with regex; the rule can be bypassed using other formats.
VSA-2026-062

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Report, with per-asset evidence and unknowns to escalate:
1. Deployed software and versions that match this page.
2. Fix status versus the page's fixed builds. Use the fixed-versions table on the page. Do not guess builds.
3. Exposure: use the Am I affected checks on the page, scoped to your own ranges. Do not probe remote targets.
4. Compensating controls: only list public WAF or IPS signatures already named on the page. A signature is not a substitute for the vendor fix.
5. Use the Detection section on the page for log sources. Do not run scanner templates against live systems.

Guardrails: read-only checks only. Do not attempt exploitation or send exploit traffic. Do not run commands without my approval. Do not share secrets.

My environment: <describe your stack, versions, log sources>

Exposed hosts

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Possibly vulnerable

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Compromised hosts

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Scanning seen

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Exploitation confirmed

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Vendor statement

This vulnerability is actively exploited by a threat actor

Seen by Vates, 10 Nov 2026

Live trackers

Vates · Vendor statement
- VSA-2026-062: Empty-object login token
BleepingComputer · Third-party statement
- Critical Xen Orchestra auth bypass flaw exploited to hijack VM servers

Aliases: VSA-2026-062, Xen Orchestra auth bypass, XO empty-object login token, XOA, Xen Orchestra Appliance
Published: 10 Nov 2026
Updated: 11 Nov 2026

What the bug is

VSA-2026-062 is an unauthenticated authentication bypass in Xen Orchestra and the Xen Orchestra Appliance (XOA).

VSA-2026-062 is an unauthenticated authentication bypass in Xen Orchestra and the Xen Orchestra Appliance (XOA). Vates published the advisory on 10 Nov 2026. The Published and Updated columns still read 2026-11-10 as of a fetch on 11 Nov 2026 UTC; the live text is not the same as the 10 Nov fetch. Severity: Critical. CVSS 4.0: Not available yet. CVE: not assigned yet (checked 11 Nov 2026). Do not invent a CVE. The identifier on this page is VSA-2026-062.

Preconditions, from the vendor: network reach to the Xen Orchestra web or REST interface, and at least one unexpired authentication token on the server.

Root cause, high level only. REST cookie parsing turns an empty-object token into an object. Token lookup then matches the first token and authenticates as that token's owner if it is unexpired. This page does not describe how to reuse a token.

Impact, quoted from Vates: an unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication and perform actions with Admin privilege. "Xen Orchestra compromise can lead to arbitrary code execution on managed pools and a full XCP-ng node takeover as root." That is the shell path.

Affected, from the live advisory (fetched 11 Nov 2026 UTC): Xen Orchestra before 6.9.2 (stable) and 6.10.1 (latest), and Xen Orchestra Appliance. Resolution on that same page: as of 2026-11-10, Xen Orchestra 6.10.1 and 6.9.2 include the fix. Fixed packages: xo-server 5.211.2 (stable) and 5.213.1 (latest). Source installs: update to the latest master. Upstream fix: vatesfr/xen-orchestra pull request 10748 ("fix(xo-server): validate authentication token IDs", merged 10 Nov 2026). The 10 Nov fetch of the same URL listed 6.9.1 / 6.10.0 and an Affected line naming "xo-server before 5.213.1 and 5.213.2". That 5.213.2 wording is gone from the live page. This catalog records both snapshots and does not guess why the product numbers changed.

Exploitation: Confirmed exploited (vendor). Live quote: "This vulnerability is actively exploited by a threat actor." First-seen date is not public; 10 Nov 2026 is the advisory date. Not in CISA KEV (catalog 2026.11.10, released 2026-11-10T19:03:29.8375Z, 1,779 entries, checked 11 Nov 2026). No public PoC indexed (GitHub code search for VSA-2026-062, 11 Nov 2026). PoC badge: No public PoC indexed.

Credit, as the vendor credits them: Filip Magic (@mad31k) and Christoffer Olsen, TDC NET Security.

Attack path

4 steps: Unauthenticated REST request, XO Admin, Code execution on managed pools, Root on XCP-ng hosts

Unauthenticated REST requestNetwork reach to the Xen Orchestra web or REST interface. Vendor precondition: at least one unexpired authentication token on the server.
XO AdminEmpty-object token parsing plus first-token lookup authenticates as that token's owner. Vendor: Admin privilege. Conceptual impact class only.
Code execution on managed poolsVendor: Xen Orchestra compromise can lead to arbitrary code execution on managed pools.
Root on XCP-ng hostsVendor: a full XCP-ng node takeover as root.

High-level only. Not a reproduction guide. No cookie construction, token-reuse steps, or payloads.

Exploitation status

Not in CISA KEV, confirmed exploitation

CISA KEV

Not in CISA KEV as of 10 Nov 2026.

CISA KEV catalog

Not in CISA KEV (checked 11 Nov 2026) against catalog 2026.11.10 (released 2026-11-10T19:03:29.8375Z, 1,779 entries). No CVE is assigned, so there is no CVE row to list.

Vendor advisory

Vendor advisory 10 Nov 2026. Source: Vates VSA-2026-062, published 2026-11-10

Vates: "This vulnerability is actively exploited by a threat actor." That is the 10 Nov 2026 advisory date, not a first calendar day of exploitation. No public first-seen date.

Am I affected?

4 inventory checks: 1 version, 1 package, 1 exposure search, 1 config

Xen Orchestra before 6.9.2 (stable) or 6.10.1 (latest), including XOA, is in scope when the web or REST interface is reachable and the server holds at least one unexpired authentication token. Source installs are in scope until they are on latest master. CVE-keyed scanners will not flag this bug. Do not send a test cookie.

Record the installed Xen Orchestra version
Version
Compare the product version from the XO UI or appliance about page to 6.9.2 (stable) or 6.10.1 (latest). Inventory only. Do not send a test cookie.
Record the Xen Orchestra version shown in the product UI or XOA about page, and compare it to 6.9.2 (stable) or 6.10.1 (latest).
Affected
Xen Orchestra is below 6.9.2 on stable, or below 6.10.1 on latest, or XOA has not taken that channel update.
Fixed or out of scope
Xen Orchestra is 6.9.2 or later on stable, or 6.10.1 or later on latest, including an updated XOA.
Channel (stable vs latest) decides which floor applies. Do not mix them.
- Vates, 10 Nov 2026
Record the installed xo-server package version
Package
Fixed packages: xo-server 5.211.2 (stable) and 5.213.1 (latest). Inventory the package. Do not send application requests.
Record the installed xo-server package version and compare it to 5.211.2 (stable) or 5.213.1 (latest).
Affected
xo-server is older than 5.211.2 on stable, or older than 5.213.1 on latest.
Fixed or out of scope
xo-server is 5.211.2 or later on stable, or 5.213.1 or later on latest.
Live advisory (fetched 11 Nov 2026) no longer prints the 10 Nov Affected line that named xo-server before 5.213.1 and 5.213.2. Packages are still 5.211.2 / 5.213.1. See the open note.
- Vates, 10 Nov 2026
Record whether the XO web or REST interface is reachable
Exposure search
Vendor precondition: network reach to the web or REST interface. Record internet and untrusted-network reachability. Do not probe with a crafted cookie.
Record whether networks other than the management network can complete a connection to the Xen Orchestra web UI or REST interface.
Affected
An in-scope XO version is reachable from untrusted networks, including the internet.
Fixed or out of scope
Only the dedicated management network can reach XO, or XO is patched.
Keeping XO off the internet is a vendor mitigation, not a software fix.
- Vates, 10 Nov 2026
Record whether the server holds an unexpired authentication token
Config
Vendor precondition: at least one unexpired authentication token on the server. Inventory that fact from your own token-management records. Do not send a test cookie or reuse a token.
From your own XO token-management records, note whether at least one authentication token is still unexpired. Do not query that through a crafted request.
Affected
An in-scope XO version is reachable and at least one authentication token is still unexpired.
Fixed or out of scope
XO is patched, or no unexpired token remains and the interface is not reachable from untrusted networks (workaround only).
Token expiry is a precondition, not a substitute for the patch.
- Vates, 10 Nov 2026

Limits

No sourced Shodan or Censys fingerprint. Do not invent a port or banner.
CVE-keyed scanners will not flag this bug while it has no CVE.
Do not send a crafted cookie as a test.
The 10 Nov advisory text listed 6.9.1 / 6.10.0 and xo-server before 5.213.1 and 5.213.2. The live 11 Nov fetch names 6.9.2 / 6.10.1. See the open note.

Sources

Vates, 10 Nov 2026

Can't patch yet?

3 published workarounds

Vates documents network isolation, C2 blocking, and a WAF empty-token rule until you can patch. The WAF rule is a stopgap only. None of these replace 6.9.2 or 6.10.1.

Keep Xen Orchestra off the internet and on a management network
Vates: do not expose Xen Orchestra to the Internet. Put the instance on a dedicated management network.
Limits. Not a software fix. Anyone who can already reach the management network still has the REST path. Still patch.
Verify it is in place
Untrusted networks, including the internet, can no longer complete a connection to the XO web UI or REST interface. Confirm at the edge, then re-check after the next change window. Do not send a test cookie.
- Vates, 10 Nov 2026
Block the campaign C2 IPs and Tor egress
Vates: add a filter rule for ingress and egress to block 91.211.251[.]112, 193.148.56[.]72, 37.221.208[.]216, 45.66.35[.]11, 64.65.0[.]120, 64.65.62[.]160, 89.47.51[.]90, and 92.60.37[.]247, and block Tor traffic to prevent communication with the published .onion.
Limits. These IOCs cover this campaign only. Other actors may use different infrastructure. Absence of these IOCs does not prove you are clean.
Verify it is in place
Edge logs show denied traffic to the eight vendor C2 IPs (defanged 91.211.251[.]112 and seven more) and Tor egress is blocked from XO and XCP-ng hosts. Re-check after the next firewall change.
- Vates, 10 Nov 2026
Block the empty token in a WAF or reverse proxy (stopgap only)
Vates: block the empty token in a WAF or a reverse proxy. Be cautious with regex; the rule can be bypassed using other formats.
Limits. Stopgap only. Vendor warns other encodings bypass a regex. Still patch. Still isolate XO.
Verify it is in place
The WAF or reverse proxy logs a deny on the vendor-published cookie patterns. Treat misses as expected. Do not send a test cookie from an untrusted network as a proof.
- Vates, 10 Nov 2026

Detection rules

3 detection rules: 1 Sigma, 1 SPL, 1 KQL. 6 described behaviours

Detection rule coverage by format
Format	Available	Tested	Source
Sigma	Yes, 1 rule	Untested	vuln2shell CC0 1.0
Splunk SPL	Yes, 1 rule	Untested	vuln2shell CC0 1.0
Microsoft Sentinel KQL	Yes, 1 rule	Untested	vuln2shell CC0 1.0
Elastic	No	No rule	None on this page
Suricata	No	No rule	None on this page
YARA	No	No rule	None on this page

Sigma1SPL (Splunk)1KQL (Microsoft Sentinel / Defender)1

Xen Orchestra empty-object login token cookie

Log source: HTTP capture or reverse-proxy / WAF logs in front of Xen OrchestraUntested

title: Xen Orchestra empty-object login token cookie
id: 9e4a1c7b-2d83-4f6e-a1b5-0c8d7e3f2a91
status: experimental
description: Detects vendor-published Cookie values for VSA-2026-062 empty-object login token. Patterns published by Vates. Not a reproduction guide.
references:
    - https://docs.vates.tech/security-advisories/advisories/2026/vates-sa-2026-062/
author: vuln2shell
date: 2026/11/10
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
    selection:
        cs-cookie|contains:
            - 'authenticationToken=j:%7B%7D'
            - 'authenticationToken=j:{}'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely on Xen Orchestra frontends
level: high

By vuln2shell, 10 Nov 2026. Source. License: CC0 1.0

Written by vuln2shell. Untested, tune before use.

Cookie patterns published by Vates. This query wraps them for web logs. Untested. Vendor warns other encodings exist.

Xen Orchestra empty-object login token cookie
Log source: HTTP capture or reverse-proxy / WAF logs in front of Xen OrchestraUntested
```
index=* (Cookie="*authenticationToken=j:%7B%7D*" OR Cookie="*authenticationToken=j:{}*" OR cs_cookie="*authenticationToken=j:%7B%7D*" OR cs_cookie="*authenticationToken=j:{}*")
| stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime by src, dest, Cookie, cs_cookie
```
By vuln2shell, 10 Nov 2026. Source. License: CC0 1.0
Written by vuln2shell. Untested, tune before use.
Cookie patterns published by Vates. Field names vary by sourcetype. Untested. Vendor warns other encodings exist.

Xen Orchestra empty-object login token cookie
Log source: HTTP capture or reverse-proxy / WAF logs in front of Xen OrchestraUntested
```
union isfuzzy=true CommonSecurityLog, W3CIISLog, AppProxyLog
| where * has "authenticationToken=j:%7B%7D" or * has "authenticationToken=j:{}"
| project TimeGenerated, Computer, SourceIP, DestinationHostName, RequestCookie, Cookie
```
By vuln2shell, 10 Nov 2026. Source. License: CC0 1.0
Written by vuln2shell. Untested, tune before use.
Cookie patterns published by Vates. Broad * has hunt; tune to the proxy table you actually collect. Untested. Vendor warns other encodings exist.

Described behaviours (not published rules)

Behaviours a source described. These are not published rule files.

Described detection behaviours
Signal	Log source	What to look for
XO itself leaves no log of the unauthenticated access	HTTP capture (tcpdump or Wireshark) or reverse-proxy / WAF logs in front of Xen Orchestra	Vates: in the case of a successful exploitation, there is no log to detect unauthenticated access. Use HTTP capture or reverse-proxy / WAF logs in front of XO.
Vendor-published Cookie patterns	HTTP capture or reverse-proxy / WAF logs in front of Xen Orchestra	Vates publishes these HTTP patterns as detection strings: authenticationToken=j:%7B%7D and authenticationToken=j:{}. Match them in capture or proxy logs. Vendor warns other encodings exist.
VM named pivot2	Xen Orchestra VM inventory or XCP-ng xe vm-list	Vates: search for a pivot2 VM in running VMs. This artefact is for the published campaign only.
VMs with hvm_serial: file	XCP-ng host (xe vm-list)	Vates XCP-ng check: xe vm-list params=name-label,platform \| grep -B1 'hvm_serial: file'. A match is a lead for this campaign, not proof of this bug on every host.
xensource.log serial-file events	XCP-ng /var/log/xensource.log*	Vates: zgrep -- '-serial file:' /var/log/xensource.log*. Hunt for serial-file configuration events on XCP-ng hosts.
Campaign files and ld.so.preload	XCP-ng host filesystem	Vates: look for /etc/cron.d/zz-ustar, /etc/cron.d/zz-ustar2, /.ustar5, /.ustar6, and also check /etc/ld.so.preload. Suggested listing: ls -la /etc/ld.so.preload /.ustar* /etc/cron.d/zz-ustar*. Absence of these files does not prove the host is clean.

Look for past exploitation

Search from 10 Nov 2026, 1 query, 14 published IOCs

XO leaves no application log of the unauthenticated access, so lookback is HTTP capture or reverse-proxy logs plus XCP-ng host artefacts. Vendor IOCs cover this campaign only. Absence of a hit does not prove you are clean.

How far back to search

authenticationToken=j:%7B%7D OR authenticationToken=j:{}

Vates published VSA-2026-062 on 10 Nov 2026 and stated active exploitation. No public first-seen date, so lookback starts at the advisory day. Extend earlier if your own capture exists.

Vates, 10 Nov 2026

Log sources needed

Log sources needed
Source	Why	Needed
HTTP capture or reverse-proxy / WAF logs in front of XO	Vates: there is no XO log of unauthenticated access. The exploit is detected by monitoring HTTP requests.	Required
XCP-ng xe vm-list and /var/log/xensource.log*	Vendor host checks for pivot2, hvm_serial: file, and serial-file events.	Required
XCP-ng host filesystem	Vendor listing of zz-ustar cron files, /.ustar5, /.ustar6, and /etc/ld.so.preload.	Required

Steps

1
Search HTTP logs for the vendor cookie patterns
Match authenticationToken=j:%7B%7D and authenticationToken=j:{}. Vendor warns other encodings exist.
- Vates, 10 Nov 2026
2
Run the vendor xe and xensource.log checks on XCP-ng hosts
xe vm-list params=name-label,platform | grep -B1 'hvm_serial: file'. Search for pivot2. zgrep -- '-serial file:' /var/log/xensource.log*.
- Vates, 10 Nov 2026
3
List the vendor files and ld.so.preload
ls -la /etc/ld.so.preload /.ustar* /etc/cron.d/zz-ustar*. A miss is not a clean bill of health.
- Vates, 10 Nov 2026

Queries

Queries marked origin vuln2shell are our own and are dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0. Tune before use. Third-party hunts stay credited with a link.

Sigma

Xen Orchestra empty-object login token cookie (lookback)

Log source: HTTP capture or reverse-proxy / WAF logs in front of Xen Orchestra. Time range: From 10 Nov 2026 (public disclosure) through now. Vendor first-seen date is not public; extend earlier if you have capture.Untested

title: Xen Orchestra empty-object login token cookie lookback
id: 2b7c9e14-5a60-4d2f-9c81-6e4f0d8a3b17
status: experimental
description: Lookback wrapper for vendor-published VSA-2026-062 Cookie values.
references:
    - https://docs.vates.tech/security-advisories/advisories/2026/vates-sa-2026-062/
author: vuln2shell
date: 2026/11/10
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
    selection:
        cs-cookie|contains:
            - 'authenticationToken=j:%7B%7D'
            - 'authenticationToken=j:{}'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely on Xen Orchestra frontends
level: high

By vuln2shell, 10 Nov 2026. Source. License: CC0 1.0

Written by vuln2shell. Untested, tune before use.

Same vendor cookie patterns as Detection. Lookback from the 10 Nov 2026 advisory day. Untested.

Artefacts to check

Artefacts to check
Kind	What	Detail	Source
Web log	authenticationToken=j:%7B%7D	Vendor-published HTTP detection string.	10 Nov 2026
Web log	authenticationToken=j:{}	Vendor-published HTTP detection string.	10 Nov 2026
Report	pivot2	Vendor: search for this VM name in running VMs.	10 Nov 2026
Device log	hvm_serial: file	Vendor xe vm-list check on XCP-ng hosts.	10 Nov 2026
File	/etc/cron.d/zz-ustar	Vendor-published campaign file.	10 Nov 2026
File	/etc/cron.d/zz-ustar2	Vendor-published campaign file.	10 Nov 2026
File	/.ustar5	Vendor-published campaign file.	10 Nov 2026
File	/.ustar6	Vendor-published campaign file.	10 Nov 2026

Published IOCs

Vendor-published and only for this campaign. Vates: the absence of these IoCs alone is not sufficient to conclude that no compromise has occurred. Other threat actors using different TTPs and infrastructure cannot be ruled out.

Published IOCs
Type	Value	Context	Source
IP	91.211.251[.]112	Vendor C2 on TCP 8001. Campaign-only. Defanged.	10 Nov 2026
IP	193.148.56[.]72	Vendor C2 added on the live advisory (fetched 11 Nov 2026; vendor Updated still 2026-11-10). Campaign-only. Defanged.	10 Nov 2026
IP	37.221.208[.]216	Vendor C2 added on the live advisory (fetched 11 Nov 2026; vendor Updated still 2026-11-10). Campaign-only. Defanged.	10 Nov 2026
IP	45.66.35[.]11	Vendor C2 added on the live advisory (fetched 11 Nov 2026; vendor Updated still 2026-11-10). Campaign-only. Defanged.	10 Nov 2026
IP	64.65.0[.]120	Vendor C2 added on the live advisory (fetched 11 Nov 2026; vendor Updated still 2026-11-10). Campaign-only. Defanged.	10 Nov 2026
IP	64.65.62[.]160	Vendor C2 added on the live advisory (fetched 11 Nov 2026; vendor Updated still 2026-11-10). Campaign-only. Defanged.	10 Nov 2026
IP	89.47.51[.]90	Vendor C2 added on the live advisory (fetched 11 Nov 2026; vendor Updated still 2026-11-10). Campaign-only. Defanged.	10 Nov 2026
IP	92.60.37[.]247	Vendor C2 added on the live advisory (fetched 11 Nov 2026; vendor Updated still 2026-11-10). Campaign-only. Defanged.	10 Nov 2026
Domain	ustar3rqxgnskzgnwkgpofgtvxevm6cx3lxdbwt4mndtveqyaohid[.]onion	Vendor Tor C2 on port 3333. Campaign-only. Defanged.	10 Nov 2026
Filename	pivot2	Vendor: VM named pivot2. Campaign-only.	10 Nov 2026
Path	/etc/cron.d/zz-ustar	Vendor-published campaign file on XCP-ng hosts.	10 Nov 2026
Path	/etc/cron.d/zz-ustar2	Vendor-published campaign file on XCP-ng hosts.	10 Nov 2026
Path	/.ustar5	Vendor-published campaign file on XCP-ng hosts.	10 Nov 2026
Path	/.ustar6	Vendor-published campaign file on XCP-ng hosts.	10 Nov 2026

What a hit means

Attempt
A vendor cookie pattern in HTTP capture or proxy logs, with no host artefacts and no C2 traffic.
Likely compromise
Cookie pattern plus a pivot2 VM, hvm_serial: file, or egress to 91.211.251[.]112, any of the seven additional vendor C2 IPs, or the published .onion.
Compromise (your evidence)
Campaign files (/etc/cron.d/zz-ustar, /etc/cron.d/zz-ustar2, /.ustar5, /.ustar6) or confirmed C2 plus unexpected Admin use of XO on an unpatched instance. Independent validation on your estate: your evidence, not this page.

Next steps

1
Patch XO, then hunt hosts
Install 6.9.2 or 6.10.1, isolate XO, then run the vendor xe / xensource.log / filesystem checks on managed XCP-ng nodes.
VSA-2026-062
2
Rotate secrets XO holds if a host artefact or C2 hit exists
Proxy, backup, S3, root, and user-account secrets. Preserve HTTP capture and xe output from before restore.
VSA-2026-062

Limits

Lookback is a lower bound. Search only as far as your logs go; many SIEMs keep 30 to 90 days.
Vates: these IoCs cover this specific campaign only.
Vates: the absence of these IoCs alone is not sufficient to conclude that no compromise has occurred.
XO itself leaves no log of the unauthenticated access.
Do not send a crafted cookie as a test.

Sources

Vates, 10 Nov 2026

If you find a hit

4 containment steps, 1 rotation item, 6 persistence rows, 3 evidence items

If an in-scope XO was reachable before patching, treat Admin in XO and managed XCP-ng hosts as exposed. Patch, isolate, block the published C2 IPs, hunt the vendor artefacts, and rotate every secret XO holds. Confirmed compromise: vendor recommends a full reinstallation. Vates: absence of these IOCs is not enough to conclude that no compromise has occurred.

Containment

1
Install the channel update
XO 6.9.2 (stable) or 6.10.1 (latest), including XOA. Source installs: latest master.
- Vates, 10 Nov 2026
2
Remove internet reach to XO
Move XO onto a dedicated management network. Do not expose it to the Internet.
- Vates, 10 Nov 2026
3
Block the eight vendor C2 IPs and Tor egress
Vendor: immediate blocking of traffic to and from the identified C2 infrastructure is strongly recommended. Live list (fetched 11 Nov 2026): 91.211.251[.]112 plus seven more IPs, and the Tor .onion.
- Vates, 10 Nov 2026
4
If compromise is confirmed, reinstall
Vates: in case of a confirmed compromise, a full reinstallation is recommended as cleanup alone cannot guarantee the removal of all backdoors left by the attacker.
- Vates, 10 Nov 2026

Rotate

Proxy, backup remotes (NFS, S3, Azure, SMB), root account and pool secret, user accounts, OTP secrets, and mail-server passwords
Vendor: rotate all passwords and secrets used by Vates VMS if Xen Orchestra has been compromised. Admin in XO can reach managed pools.
- Vates, 10 Nov 2026

Observed behaviour

C2 91.211.251[.]112:8001
Vendor: threat actor operating from this address and port. Defanged on this page as 91.211.251[.]112.
10 Nov 2026
Tor .onion on port 3333
Vendor: ustar3rqxgnskzgnwkgpofgtvxevm6cx3lxdbwt4mndtveqyaohid[.]onion:3333 via Tor.
10 Nov 2026
VMs with hvm_serial: file
Vendor XCP-ng check for serial-port-to-file configuration.
10 Nov 2026
Seven additional vendor C2 IPs
Live advisory (fetched 11 Nov 2026) also lists 193.148.56[.]72, 37.221.208[.]216, 45.66.35[.]11, 64.65.0[.]120, 64.65.62[.]160, 89.47.51[.]90, 92.60.37[.]247. Campaign-only. Defanged.
10 Nov 2026

Reported persistence

Reported persistence
Kind	What	Detail	Source
Cron	/etc/cron.d/zz-ustar	Vendor-published campaign file on XCP-ng hosts.	10 Nov 2026
Cron	/etc/cron.d/zz-ustar2	Vendor-published campaign file on XCP-ng hosts.	10 Nov 2026
Path	/.ustar5	Vendor-published campaign file on XCP-ng hosts.	10 Nov 2026
Path	/.ustar6	Vendor-published campaign file on XCP-ng hosts.	10 Nov 2026
Path	/etc/ld.so.preload	Vendor detection listing also checks this path. A hit is a lead; the file is not unique to this campaign.	10 Nov 2026
Other	pivot2	Vendor: search for a VM named pivot2.	10 Nov 2026

Evidence to keep

1
HTTP capture or reverse-proxy logs from before the patch
XO itself leaves no log of the unauthenticated access. Keep capture or proxy logs covering the vendor cookie patterns.
2
xe vm-list and xensource.log output
Keep the vendor xe and zgrep output from XCP-ng hosts, plus any pivot2 inventory hit.
3
Filesystem listing of zz-ustar and .ustar paths
Keep ls output for /etc/ld.so.preload, /.ustar*, and /etc/cron.d/zz-ustar* from before cleanup.

Limits

Vates: these detection methods only cover this specific campaign. Other threat actors using different TTPs and infrastructure cannot be ruled out.
Vates: the absence of these IoCs alone is not sufficient to conclude that no compromise has occurred.
Do not send a crafted cookie as a test.

Sources

Vates, 10 Nov 2026

Affected versions

4 versions tracked: 4 Affected

Xen Orchestra

Product version table
Version	Status	Fixed version / ETA	Advisory
Xen Orchestra before 6.9.2 (stable channel)	Affected	6.9.2 (xo-server 5.211.2)	10 Nov 2026 As of 2026-11-10, Xen Orchestra version 6.10.1 and Xen Orchestra 6.9.2 has been updated and includes the fix for this issue. It is currently available on the latest channel and on stable channel. Source
Xen Orchestra before 6.10.1 (latest channel)	Affected	6.10.1 (xo-server 5.213.1)	10 Nov 2026 xo-server: version 5.213.1 (latest channel) Source
Xen Orchestra Appliance (XOA)	Affected	Update on the stable (6.9.2) or latest (6.10.1) channel	10 Nov 2026 Xen Orchestra Appliance: Affected. Source
Xen Orchestra installed from source	Affected	latest master	10 Nov 2026 If Xen Orchestra was installed from source, it is strongly recommended to update to the latest master Source

Questions

6 questions

What is Xen Orchestra?

VSA-2026-062 is an unauthenticated authentication bypass in Xen Orchestra and the Xen Orchestra Appliance (XOA).

Vates published the advisory on 10 Nov 2026. The Published and Updated columns still read 2026-11-10 as of a fetch on 11 Nov 2026 UTC; the live text is not the same as the 10 Nov fetch. Severity: Critical. CVSS 4.0: Not available yet. CVE: not assigned yet (checked 11 Nov 2026). Do not invent a CVE. The identifier on this page is VSA-2026-062.

See What the bug is.

Which Xen Orchestra versions are affected?

Affected (10 Nov 2026) (4): Xen Orchestra before 6.9.2 (stable channel), Xen Orchestra before 6.10.1 (latest channel), Xen Orchestra Appliance (XOA), Xen Orchestra installed from source.

See Affected versions.

Which version fixes Xen Orchestra?

Page patch status: Patched.

Xen Orchestra before 6.9.2 (stable channel): 6.9.2 (xo-server 5.211.2) (10 Nov 2026). Xen Orchestra before 6.10.1 (latest channel): 6.10.1 (xo-server 5.213.1) (10 Nov 2026). Xen Orchestra Appliance (XOA): Update on the stable (6.9.2) or latest (6.10.1) channel (10 Nov 2026). Xen Orchestra installed from source: latest master (10 Nov 2026).

See Affected versions.

Is Xen Orchestra exploited or in CISA KEV?

Not in CISA KEV (catalog 2026.11.10, checked 11 Nov 2026). This page records confirmed exploitation. Vendor advisory 10 Nov 2026. Source: Vates VSA-2026-062, published 2026-11-10.

See Exploitation status.

How do I detect Xen Orchestra?

This page has 3 detection rules dated 10 Nov 2026.

Languages: sigma, spl, kql. Log sources: HTTP capture or reverse-proxy / WAF logs in front of Xen Orchestra. Detection pointers: XO itself leaves no log of the unauthenticated access (HTTP capture (tcpdump or Wireshark) or reverse-proxy / WAF logs in front of Xen Orchestra); Vendor-published Cookie patterns (HTTP capture or reverse-proxy / WAF logs in front of Xen Orchestra); VM named pivot2 (Xen Orchestra VM inventory or XCP-ng xe vm-list); VMs with hvm_serial: file (XCP-ng host (xe vm-list)); xensource.log serial-file events (XCP-ng /var/log/xensource.log*); Campaign files and ld.so.preload (XCP-ng host filesystem). Pointer dates: 10 Nov 2026.

See Detection rules.

How do I look for past Xen Orchestra exploitation?

XO leaves no application log of the unauthenticated access, so lookback is HTTP capture or reverse-proxy logs plus XCP-ng host artefacts.

Vendor IOCs cover this campaign only. Absence of a hit does not prove you are clean. authenticationToken=j:%7B%7D OR authenticationToken=j:{} Lookback sources: Vates (10 Nov 2026).

See Look for past exploitation.

Timeline9

9 events: 4 shown as key events

Key events

Newest first.

11 Nov 2026Advisory
Rechecked the live Vates advisory. Published and Updated still 2026-11-10. Affected: Xen Orchestra before 6.9.2 (stable) and 6.10.1 (latest). Resolution: 6.9.2 and 6.10.1. xo-server packages still 5.211.2 / 5.213.1. No CVE. CVSS 4.0 still Not available yet.
Source
10 Nov 2026Patch
vatesfr/xen-orchestra pull request 10748 merged: fix(xo-server): validate authentication token IDs. Advisory later names this as the upstream fix.
Source
10 Nov 2026Advisory
Vates published VSA-2026-062 (Empty-object login token). Critical. CVSS 4.0 not available yet. Xen Orchestra 6.9.1 (stable, xo-server 5.211.2) and 6.10.0 (latest, xo-server 5.213.1) include the fix. XOA affected. Credit: Filip Magic (@mad31k) and Christoffer Olsen, TDC NET Security. No CVE assigned.
Source
10 Nov 2026Exploited
Vates: this vulnerability is actively exploited by a threat actor. Badge: Exploited in the wild (vendor). 10 Nov is the advisory date, not a first-seen exploitation day.
Source

Full timeline (9)

Wed 11 Nov 20262

Advisory
Rechecked the live Vates advisory. Published and Updated still 2026-11-10. Affected: Xen Orchestra before 6.9.2 (stable) and 6.10.1 (latest). Resolution: 6.9.2 and 6.10.1. xo-server packages still 5.211.2 / 5.213.1. No CVE. CVSS 4.0 still Not available yet.
Source
Note
Not in CISA KEV. Catalog 2026.11.10 (released 2026-11-10T19:03:29.8375Z, 1,779 entries). Rechecked 11 Nov 2026. No CVE is assigned, so there is no CVE row to list.
Source

Tue 10 Nov 20267

Patch
vatesfr/xen-orchestra pull request 10748 merged: fix(xo-server): validate authentication token IDs. Advisory later names this as the upstream fix.
Source
Advisory
Vates published VSA-2026-062 (Empty-object login token). Critical. CVSS 4.0 not available yet. Xen Orchestra 6.9.1 (stable, xo-server 5.211.2) and 6.10.0 (latest, xo-server 5.213.1) include the fix. XOA affected. Credit: Filip Magic (@mad31k) and Christoffer Olsen, TDC NET Security. No CVE assigned.
Source
Exploited
Vates: this vulnerability is actively exploited by a threat actor. Badge: Exploited in the wild (vendor). 10 Nov is the advisory date, not a first-seen exploitation day.
Source
Note
BleepingComputer coverage: Critical Xen Orchestra auth bypass flaw exploited to hijack VM servers. Direct HTTP fetch returned Cloudflare 403; title confirmed via search index on 10 Nov 2026.
Source
Note
Not in CISA KEV. Catalog 2026.11.09 (released 2026-11-09T19:54:37.4945Z, 1,773 entries). Rechecked 10 Nov 2026. No CVE is assigned, so there is no CVE row to list.
Source
Note
The Hacker News (Ravie Lakshmanan, 10 Nov 2026): Hackers Exploit Critical Xen Orchestra Auth Bypass Flaw to Gain Admin Access. No CVE. Article still names 6.9.1 and 6.10.0, matching the earlier advisory text.
Source
Note
SXZ.io (10 Nov 2026, snapshot about 19:00 to 20:00 UTC): the advisory's fixed versions changed during the day from 6.10.0 / 6.9.1 (Internet Archive 11:31 UTC) to 6.10.1 / 6.9.2 (live at 19:19 UTC). Block list grew from one address to eight. xo-server packages stayed 5.213.1 and 5.211.2. Vendor Updated column still 2026-11-10.
Source

News & write-ups

6 news or write-ups

PoC index (for defenders)

No public PoC indexed as of 11 Nov 2026. GitHub code search for VSA-2026-062 found news aggregators, not an exploit repository. This site does not copy exploit code.

Public proof-of-concept links for defensive validation, with a source and a validation status.

No public PoC indexed as of 11 Nov 2026. GitHub code search for VSA-2026-062 found news aggregators, not an exploit repository. This site does not copy exploit code.

Open questions

2 open questions

CVE: not assigned yet (checked 11 Nov 2026)
VSA-2026-062 does not name a CVE. CVSS 4.0 is listed as Not available yet. There is no official CVSS record to store against a CVE, and FIRST EPSS has no row to query. Identifiers on this page are VSA-2026-062 and the xo-server / Xen Orchestra version numbers.
- Vates, 11 Nov 2026
Advisory product numbers changed on 10 Nov without a new Updated date
A 10 Nov fetch of the advisory listed Xen Orchestra 6.9.1 / 6.10.0 as the fix and an Affected line saying "xo-server before 5.213.1 and 5.213.2 in Xen Orchestra before 6.9.1 (stable) and 6.10.0 (latest): Affected." The live page fetched 11 Nov 2026 UTC names 6.9.2 / 6.10.1 and no longer has that 5.213.2 wording. Published and Updated still read 2026-11-10. xo-server packages are 5.211.2 (stable) and 5.213.1 (latest) on both snapshots. SXZ.io (10 Nov 2026) recorded the same change and could not find 6.9.2 / 6.10.1 headings on the public changelog. This page shows the live vendor wording and the earlier snapshot, and does not guess which product number is the install target beyond what Vates currently prints.
- Vates, 11 Nov 2026
- SXZ.io, 10 Nov 2026

Original research

2 original research links

VSA-2026-062: Empty-object login token
Filip Magic (@mad31k) and Christoffer Olsen, TDC NET Security (credited by Vates), Dated 10 Nov 2026
fix(xo-server): validate authentication token IDs
mpiton (Vates), Dated 10 Nov 2026

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Treat a WAF empty-token rule as a stopgap only

What the bug is

Attack path

Exploitation status

CISA KEV

Vendor advisory

Am I affected?

Record the installed Xen Orchestra version

Record the installed xo-server package version

Record whether the XO web or REST interface is reachable

Record whether the server holds an unexpired authentication token

Limits

Sources

Can't patch yet?

Keep Xen Orchestra off the internet and on a management network

Verify it is in place

Block the campaign C2 IPs and Tor egress

Verify it is in place

Block the empty token in a WAF or reverse proxy (stopgap only)

Verify it is in place

Detection rules

Xen Orchestra empty-object login token cookie

Xen Orchestra empty-object login token cookie

Xen Orchestra empty-object login token cookie

Described behaviours (not published rules)

Look for past exploitation

How far back to search

Log sources needed

Steps

Search HTTP logs for the vendor cookie patterns

Run the vendor xe and xensource.log checks on XCP-ng hosts

List the vendor files and ld.so.preload

Queries

Sigma

Xen Orchestra empty-object login token cookie (lookback)

Artefacts to check

Published IOCs

What a hit means

Next steps

Patch XO, then hunt hosts

Rotate secrets XO holds if a host artefact or C2 hit exists

Limits

Sources

If you find a hit

Containment

Install the channel update

Remove internet reach to XO

Block the eight vendor C2 IPs and Tor egress

If compromise is confirmed, reinstall

Rotate

Proxy, backup remotes (NFS, S3, Azure, SMB), root account and pool secret, user accounts, OTP secrets, and mail-server passwords

Observed behaviour

C2 91.211.251[.]112:8001

Tor .onion on port 3333

VMs with hvm_serial: file

Seven additional vendor C2 IPs

Reported persistence

Evidence to keep

HTTP capture or reverse-proxy logs from before the patch

xe vm-list and xensource.log output

Filesystem listing of zz-ustar and .ustar paths

Limits

Sources

Affected versions

Xen Orchestra

Questions

What is Xen Orchestra?

Which Xen Orchestra versions are affected?

Which version fixes Xen Orchestra?

Is Xen Orchestra exploited or in CISA KEV?

How do I detect Xen Orchestra?

How do I look for past Xen Orchestra exploitation?

Timeline9

Key events

News & write-ups

News3

Vendor2

Government1

PoC index (for defenders)

Open questions