CVE-2018-3295 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.20, specifically within its Core subcomponent. This easily exploitable flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker with local infrastructure access to compromise VirtualBox, potentially leading to a complete system takeover. While requiring user interaction, successful attacks can significantly impact other products beyond VirtualBox itself. Despite its high CVSS score of 8.6, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
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.