CVE-2021-2291

low-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 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 unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.7 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Do I need to act?

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0.17% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low 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 4.7/10 Medium
LOCAL / 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-21-457/
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-21-457/
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low-risk
Severity 12/34 · Low
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal