Vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox
CVE-2022-21491
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.34. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. Note: This vulnerability applies to Windows systems only. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
EPSS: 0.004 (35.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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 (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-21491?
- CVE-2022-21491 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-19.
- How severe is CVE-2022-21491?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-21491 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.