CVE-2021-2280

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.20. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated 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. 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 7.1 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-36Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2021.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-36Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2021.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Apr 22, 2021

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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