CVE-2021-2454 | Vulnetix

CVE-2021-2454 PUBLISHED CVSS 7 HIGH

Reported by oracle · Published July 20, 2021

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.24. Difficult to exploit 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. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
virtualbox	Arch Linux	6.1.24-1
VM VirtualBox	Oracle Corporation	6.1.24
vm_virtualbox	oracle	6.1.24

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Oracle Corporation	VM VirtualBox	unspecified
Oracle Corporation	VM VirtualBox	*
arch	virtualbox	0

Timeline

Jul 20, 2021 CVE Published
Jul 21, 2021 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
Sep 25, 2024 CVE Updated
Mar 10, 2026 Security Advisory (4 in total, the first dated here)
Aug 12, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

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References

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GLSA-202208-36 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO

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