CVE-2018-3296 describes a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.20, specifically within its Core subcomponent. This easily exploitable flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker with logon access to the infrastructure to compromise VirtualBox, potentially leading to a complete takeover. While successful attacks require human interaction from a non-attacker, the impact can extend to other products. Despite a CVSS v3.0 score of 8.6, indicating high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, there is no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) and no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| 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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