CVE-2021-2131 is a vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 6.1.18, specifically affecting the Core component. A high-privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure where VirtualBox runs can exploit this to gain unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification access to critical data within VirtualBox. This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 6.0 (Medium) due to its local attack vector and high integrity impact, despite requiring high privileges. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.1.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
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