CVE-2023-21987
moderate-risk
Published 2023-04-18
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 6.1.44 and Prior to 7.0.8. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low 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 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Do I need to act?
~
8.5% 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
7
CVSS 7.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (2)
Vendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2023.html
Vendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2023.html
35
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
10/34 · Low
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal