CVE-2022-39423
MEDIUMOracle VM VirtualBox <6.1.38 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 6.1.38. 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 (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2022.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-03
Scores
CVSS v3
6.0
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
20.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
oracle/vm_virtualbox
< 6.1.38
Published
Oct 18, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026