CVE-2018-3086 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox, affecting versions prior to 5.2.16. This easily exploitable flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker with local logon access to compromise VirtualBox, potentially leading to a complete system takeover. While requiring human interaction from a non-attacker, successful attacks can significantly impact other products. With a CVSS v3.0 score of 8.6 (High), it poses severe risks to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no known 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:H/I:H/A:H
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