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CVE-2019-2657 is a high-impact Oracle VM VirtualBox Core flaw. A low-privileged logged-in attacker on infrastructure where VirtualBox runs could compromise VirtualBox. Successful exploitation can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability, making this important for environments that still run old VirtualBox versions. Exposure is limited to systems running affected Oracle VM VirtualBox versions where a low-privileged user can log on to the infrastructure where VirtualBox executes. Systems already upgraded to 5.2.28, 6.0.6, or later are not identified as affected in the provided sources. Treat this as a high-priority legacy virtualization cleanup item. It is not described as remotely exploitable, but a logged-in low-privileged attacker could take over VirtualBox on affected systems, creating meaningful data and availability risk. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox to 5.2.28, 6.0.6, or later.; Apply relevant vendor distribution updates, including openSUSE packages where applicable.; Restrict logon access to systems where VirtualBox executes..
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