CVE-2022-21465 | Vulnetix

CVE-2022-21465 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.7 MEDIUM

Reported by oracle · Published April 19, 2022

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.34. 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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.7 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H).

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
vm_virtualbox	oracle	6.1.34
VM VirtualBox	Oracle Corporation	6.1.34

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

6.7

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Oracle Corporation	VM VirtualBox	unspecified
Oracle Corporation	VM VirtualBox	*

Timeline

Apr 17, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 20, 2022 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
Apr 20, 2022 PoC Published
Mar 10, 2026 Security Advisory (3 in total, the first dated here)
Jul 8, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

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References

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