7.8

CVE-2024-21103: oracle corporation vm virtualbox Improper Access Control

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-21103
Published 16-04-2024Last modified 13-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-21103 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Access Control vulnerability in oracle corporation vm virtualbox. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.28%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
MGASA-2024-0232

Timeline

  1. 16-04-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 Linux 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).

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.28% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Oracle1 product
Oracle corporation1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • virtualboxAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

3 links