CVE-2020-14872 Privilege escalation in VM VirtualBox
A high-privileged attacker with local access can compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox, leading to a full takeover of the virtualization environment.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-14872?
CVE-2020-14872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published on 21 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.16. Easily exploitable 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 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14872?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Vm Virtualbox.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14872?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-14872 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14872 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Vm Virtualbox
- CVE-2016-5605 Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.1.4 in Oracle Virtualization allows remote attackers to affect conf
- CVE-2018-3294 Privilege escalation in VM VirtualBox
- CVE-2024-21112 Privilege escalation in VM VirtualBox
- CVE-2024-21113 Privilege escalation in VM VirtualBox
- CVE-2024-21114 Privilege escalation in VM VirtualBox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2hcf-jfmj-5w3q, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14872.