CVE-2018-3291 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.20, specifically affecting its Core component. This easily exploitable flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker with infrastructure logon to compromise VirtualBox, potentially leading to its complete takeover. While requiring user interaction, successful attacks can have high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as reflected by its CVSS 3.0 Base Score of 8.6. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion 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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