CVE-2026-64604: KVM: VMX: Grab vmcs12 on CR8 interception update iff vCPU is in guest mode
CSIRTS triage
- What
- High severity vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-64604 with CVSS 8.4.
- Who is affected
- Specific vendor and product information not available in advisory.
- Urgency
- High severity requires immediate investigation and remediation planning.
- Action
- Obtain full advisory details including vendor, product, and affected versions to determine impact and remediation.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-64604
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-646040.16% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 6% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-64604 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
Recent advisories for KVM
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- unknownCVE-2026-68081: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: nVMX: Put vmcs12 page…nvd · 2026-08-08
- unknownCVE-2026-64604: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: VMX: Grab vmcs12 on C…nvd · 2026-08-06
- mediumCVE-2026-46014: KVM: SVM: Add missing save/restore handling of LBR MSRsmsrc · 2026-08-06
- highCVE-2025-40065: RISC-V: KVM: Write hgatp register with valid mode bitsmsrc · 2026-08-06
- highCVE-2026-46076: KVM: nSVM: Raise #UD if unhandled VMMCALL isn't intercepted by L1msrc · 2026-08-06
- mediumCVE-2024-53089: LoongArch: KVM: Mark hrtimer to expire in hard interrupt contextmsrc · 2026-08-06
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