Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 6.1.40 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 6.1.40. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-39421. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 6.1.40 (Virtualization Software). It has been classified as critical. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/19/2022 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2022. It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-39421. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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09/02/2022 🔍
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04/28/2025 +922 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

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

CVE: CVE-2022-39421 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-39421
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-211731

Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2022 08:31
Updated: 04/28/2025 23:44
Changes: 10/19/2022 08:31 (37), 11/18/2022 02:04 (2), 09/23/2024 22:38 (25), 04/28/2025 23:44 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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