Improper Privilege Management Affecting vm_virtualbox package, versions [,7.0.22) [7.1.0, 7.1.2)
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.05% (21st
percentile)
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- published 17 Oct 2024
- disclosed 15 Oct 2024
- credit YingMuo
Introduced: 15 Oct 2024
CVE-2024-21259 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade vm_virtualbox to version 7.0.22, 7.1.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management due to the Core component. An attacker can take over the Oracle VM VirtualBox by logging into the infrastructure.