CVE-2021-2291 is a low-privileged vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 6.1.20, specifically affecting the Core component. This vulnerability, while difficult to exploit, allows an attacker with logon access to the infrastructure hosting VirtualBox to gain unauthorized access to critical or all accessible data. With a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 4.7 (Medium), its impact is primarily on confidentiality, with no integrity or availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.1.20CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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