CVE-2019-2526: High severity oracle virtualbox vulnerability
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). Supported versions that are affected are prior to 5.2.24 and prior to 6.0.2. Difficult to exploit 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 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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What is the severity of CVE-2019-2526?
CVE-2019-2526 is classified as a difficult to exploit vulnerability that affects low privileged attackers.
How do I fix CVE-2019-2526?
To remediate CVE-2019-2526, upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 5.2.24 or higher, or version 6.0.2 or higher.
What versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox are affected by CVE-2019-2526?
CVE-2019-2526 affects Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.24 and 6.0.2.
Can CVE-2019-2526 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2019-2526 requires local logon to the infrastructure, thus it cannot be exploited remotely.
What component does CVE-2019-2526 affect?
CVE-2019-2526 affects the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox.