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high 7.8

CVE-2024-21111 json

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core).

published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-18825

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.16. Easily exploitable 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 takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. Note: This vulnerability applies to Windows hosts only. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Patch / fix

  • Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox 7.0.16

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-52287)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

1.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-52287 VirtualBox 7.0.16 - Privilege Escalation local, 2025-05-09

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

Sources

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