Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core).
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 high 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. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for help- Published
- Apr 22, 2021
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.8% · 55th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
30
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.8%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · oracle
- 7.5
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| oracle | vm virtualbox | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- oracle vm virtualboxbefore 6.1.20
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (oracle). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox
- unspecified and later · before 6.1.20affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | virtualbox | before 6.1.22-lp152.2.24.2 | 6.1.22-lp152.2.24.2 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | virtualbox-kmp | before 6.1.22-lp152.2.24.2 | 6.1.22-lp152.2.24.2 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | virtualbox | before 6.1.22-lp153.2.3.2 | 6.1.22-lp153.2.3.2 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | virtualbox-kmp | before 6.1.22-lp153.2.3.2 | 6.1.22-lp153.2.3.2 |
Same product
oracle: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2018-3294Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core).37Monitor
- CVE-2016-5605Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.1.4 in Oracle Virtualization allows remote attackers to affect conf37Monitor
- CVE-2019-2721Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core).36Monitor
- CVE-2024-21115Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core).35Monitor
- CVE-2024-21114Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core).35Monitor
- CVE-2024-21113Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core).35Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| opensuse:virtualbox | 6.1.22-lp152.2.24.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:virtualbox-kmp | 6.1.22-lp152.2.24.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- Administrator privileges are required.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-36
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2021.html
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-455/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.