8.8

CVE-2018-2698: oracle corporation vm virtualbox

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-2698
Published 18-01-2018Last modified 03-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-2698 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in oracle corporation vm virtualbox. EPSS estimates a 1.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
46/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.66%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
MGASA-2018-0101

Timeline

  1. 18-01-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.1.32 and Prior to 5.2.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.66% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.66%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaselocalmultipleUnverified

    Oracle VirtualBox < 5.1.30 / < 5.2-rc1 - Guest to Host Escape

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Oracle1 product
Oracle corporation1 product
  • vm virtualbox≥ unspecified, < 5.1.32 | ≥ unspecified, < 5.2.6
Ubuntu1 product
  • virtualboxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.1.16-dfsg-6~ubuntu1.20.04.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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