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CVE-2024-21111

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-04-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.16. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. Note: This vulnerability applies to Windows hosts only. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Affected products

• Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox: before 7.0.16 — fixed in 7.0.16

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox 7.0.16. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2024.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52287
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2024.html

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