CVE-2022-39426 Auth bypass in VM VirtualBox
Unauthenticated attackers can compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox via network access, leading to full system takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-39426?
CVE-2022-39426 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published on 18 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 6.1.40. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via VRDP to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39426?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Vm Virtualbox.
How do I fix CVE-2022-39426?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2022-39426 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39426 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-pm8r-m739-j4wf, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-39426.