CVE-2018-3288 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.20, specifically within its Core subcomponent. This easily exploitable vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker with logon access to the VirtualBox infrastructure to achieve complete system takeover. Successful exploitation, which requires human interaction, can lead to significant impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as reflected by its CVSS 3.0 Base Score of 8.6. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.2.20CPE 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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