CVE-2018-3085 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.16, specifically within its Core subcomponent. This easily exploitable flaw requires human interaction from a non-attacker and local logon to the infrastructure where VirtualBox runs. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized data modification, deletion, or creation, partial data disclosure, and complete denial of service, with potential impact extending to additional products. While rated 8.5 (High) on the CVSS 3.0 scale, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.2.16CPE matchmatch criteria | 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:L/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.