CVE-2018-3297 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox, affecting versions prior to 5.2.20. It allows an unauthenticated attacker with local logon access to the infrastructure to fully compromise VirtualBox, potentially impacting additional products. With a CVSS v3.0 score of 8.6 (High), this vulnerability requires human interaction from a non-attacker but can lead to complete system takeover. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there 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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