CVE-2021-2119

moderate-risk
Published 2021-01-20

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.18. Easily exploitable 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. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Do I need to act?

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3.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.0/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Oracle

References (6)

Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-15
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-08
Vendor Advisory https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-15
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-08
Vendor Advisory https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
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moderate-risk
Severity 20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 7/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal