Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2020-2911 is a high-severity Oracle VM VirtualBox Core flaw. It requires an already high-privileged local user on infrastructure where VirtualBox runs, but successful exploitation can take over VirtualBox and may affect connected products or workflows. Exposure is most likely on workstations, lab systems, build hosts, or servers running outdated Oracle VM VirtualBox, especially where privileged users can log on locally. Treat as high priority where VirtualBox is business-critical or trusted by other systems. The exploit conditions are restrictive, but the consequence is complete VirtualBox takeover with possible downstream impact. Mitigation focus: Upgrade VirtualBox to 5.2.40, 6.0.20, 6.1.6, or later.; Apply relevant distribution security updates for VirtualBox packages.; Restrict local logon and administrative access to VirtualBox hosts..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H0.86Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-551/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-202101-09CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
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