CVE-2021-2286: oracle corporation vm virtualbox
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-2286 is a high (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability in oracle corporation vm virtualbox. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2Timeline
- 22-04-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 26-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.20. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated 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 unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.1 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N).
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVDNIST7.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.34%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
26%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.34% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Oracle1 product
- vm_virtualbox< 6.1.20
Oracle corporation1 product
- vm virtualbox≥ unspecified, < 6.1.20
Ubuntu1 product
- virtualboxAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products