CVE-2022-21491 Privilege escalation in VM VirtualBox
A low-privileged attacker with local access can exploit this vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox on Windows to achieve full system takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-21491?
CVE-2022-21491 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published on 19 Apr 2022. 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 6.1.34. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. Note: This vulnerability applies to Windows systems only. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21491?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Vm Virtualbox.
How do I fix CVE-2022-21491?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2022-21491 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21491 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-4wf3-x44x-f4f7, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21491.