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CVE-2017-3538

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-3538 is a difficult-to-exploit vulnerability in the Shared Folder subcomponent of Oracle VM VirtualBox, affecting versions prior to 5.0.34 and 5.1.16. A low-privileged attacker with logon access to the VirtualBox infrastructure can compromise the system, leading to unauthorized modification or access to critical data. With a CVSS 3.0 score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.0.32CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.1
Impact Score
5.8
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
27.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0035 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 1,523 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97698
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038288