Limited Exploitation Emerges

A less benign but still contained outcome is that attackers exploit unpatched KVM hosts at smaller providers, CI platforms, or unmanaged private clouds. The vulnerability is serious enough for guest-to-host escape, but strong isolation and rapid patching at the largest clouds keep the incident from becoming a broad market shock.

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