Vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox
CVE-2021-2279
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.20. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via RDP to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
EPSS: 0.033 (87.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Oracle Vm_virtualbox
- Oracle Corporation Vm Virtualbox — versions unspecified
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert_us@oracle.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-2279?
- CVE-2021-2279 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2021-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2021-2279?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-2279 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.