Privilege Escalation

2024-04-1816:57:53

Veracode Vulnerability Database

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virtualbox

privilege escalation

oracle vm virtualization

access controls

low-privileged attackers

compromise

vulnerability

software

CVSS3

8.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

8.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

16.2%

JSON

virtualBox is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation. The vulnerability is due to inadequate access controls in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization, allowing a low-privileged attacker with login credentials to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox installations.