CVE-2021-2297 is a vulnerability affecting Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 6.1.20, specifically within its Core component. This medium-severity vulnerability, with a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 5.3, requires a highly privileged attacker with logon access to the VirtualBox infrastructure to exploit. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all VirtualBox-accessible data, primarily impacting confidentiality. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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