VDB-211730 · CVE-2022-21620 · EUVD-2022-26844

Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 6.1.40 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 6.1.40. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-21620. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 6.1.40 (Virtualization Software) and classified as critical. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 10/19/2022 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2022. The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-21620. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-26844). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Virtualization Software

Vendor

Oracle

Name

VM VirtualBox

Version

License

open-source (GNU GPLv3)

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.5
CNA Vector (Oracle): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/15/2021 🔍
10/19/2022 +337 days 🔍
10/19/2022 +0 days 🔍
10/19/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/26/2026 +1285 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2022
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-21620 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-21620
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-211730
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2022 08:31
Updated: 04/26/2026 08:04
Changes: 10/19/2022 08:31 (37), 11/18/2022 01:49 (2), 11/18/2022 01:57 (11), 04/26/2026 08:04 (15)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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