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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-21533
CVE-2025-21533:
VirtualBox vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A vulnerability has been identified in Oracle VM VirtualBox (CVE-2025-21533) affecting versions prior to 7.0.24 and prior to 7.1.6. This vulnerability was disclosed on January 21, 2025, as part of Oracle's Critical Patch Update (Oracle CPU, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as easily exploitable and affects the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox. It has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 5.5 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The vulnerability requires a low-privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes (NVD).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. The impact is primarily focused on confidentiality, with no direct impact on integrity or availability (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Oracle has released patches to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.0.24 or 7.1.6 or later versions (Oracle CPU).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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