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Improper Authorization

CVE-2022-21491

High
7.8/10

Summary

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported versions that are prior to 6.1.34. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low-privileged attackers to logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in a takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. Note: This vulnerability applies to Windows systems only.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

The software does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

References

Advisory Timeline

  • Published