Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2020-2914 is a high-severity Oracle VM VirtualBox Core vulnerability. A logged-in, low-privileged local attacker could compromise VirtualBox, potentially affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It is not described as remotely exploitable in the provided sources. Exposure is most likely on workstations, labs, CI systems, or shared hosts running vulnerable Oracle VM VirtualBox versions where low-privileged users can log in locally. Treat as high priority for shared or multi-user systems. For isolated single-user workstations, patch through the normal security update process unless local account compromise risk is elevated. Mitigation focus: Upgrade VirtualBox to 6.0.20, 6.1.6, or later vendor-fixed releases.; Apply relevant downstream packages from openSUSE, Gentoo, or your distribution vendor.; Restrict local shell or desktop access on systems running VirtualBox..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H15.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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7HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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
- GLSA-202101-09CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
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