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CVE-2021-2264 is a high-severity local privilege-style issue in Oracle VM VirtualBox before 6.1.20. An attacker already able to log on to the host can compromise VirtualBox-managed data, with high confidentiality and integrity impact. Sources do not show active exploitation. Exposure is most likely on hosts running Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 6.1.20 where untrusted or lower-privileged users can log on. Shared lab, development, build, or workstation environments deserve priority because the attack starts from local authenticated access. Treat as a high-priority patching item for shared or sensitive VirtualBox hosts. It requires local access, which lowers internet-scale urgency, but the potential confidentiality and integrity impact is serious where VM data matters. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox to 6.1.20 or later per Oracle guidance.; Review Oracle CPU April 2021 and applicable distribution advisories for packaged fixes.; Restrict local logon access on VirtualBox hosts to trusted users..
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N25.8Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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8.4HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2021.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-202208-36CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
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