CVE-2021-2279

moderate-risk
Published 2021-04-22

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).

Do I need to act?

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7.6% 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 8.1/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Oracle

References (6)

Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-36
Patch https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2021.html
Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-453/
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-36
Patch https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2021.html
Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-453/
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 10/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal