CVE-2023-21886 json
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core).
published 2023-01-17 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-26052
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 6.1.42 and prior to 7.0.6. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols 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).
Patch / fix
- Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox 6.1.42, 7.0.6
- virtualbox openSUSE Tumbleweed 7.0.6-1.1
- virtualbox openSUSE Leap 15.4 7.0.6-lp154.2.26.2
- virtualbox-kmp openSUSE Leap 15.4 7.0.6-lp154.2.26.2
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:12640-1openSUSE-SU-2023:0033-1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
1.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
-
oracle.com
/security-alerts/cpujan2023.html
vendor-advisory, patch
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/202310-07
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-21886
- NVD CVE-2023-21886
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