CVE-2018-2686 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox, affecting versions prior to 5.1.32 and 5.2.6. This easily exploitable flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker with logon access to the infrastructure to compromise VirtualBox, potentially leading to a complete system takeover. While requiring human interaction from a non-attacker, successful exploitation can significantly impact additional products beyond VirtualBox itself. Currently, there is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.1.0, < 5.1.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.2.0, < 5.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.1.32CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.2.6CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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