CVE-2022-21620

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 6.1.40. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory oracle.com

Affected: Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox

References

Link	Tags
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2022.html	patch vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-03	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-21620?: CVE-2022-21620 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-21620?: To fix CVE-2022-21620, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-21620 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-21620 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-21620?: CVE-2022-21620 affects Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox.

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