CVE-2019-2522 is a difficult-to-exploit vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.24 and 6.0.2, allowing a low-privileged attacker with logon access to compromise the virtualization software. This vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.0 Base Score of 7.8 (High), indicating significant impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially leading to a complete takeover of VirtualBox. Despite its high severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.2.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 6.0.2CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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