What is the severity of CVE-2025-21533?

CVE-2025-21533 is considered an easily exploitable vulnerability that affects Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 7.0.24 and 7.1.6.

How do I fix CVE-2025-21533?

To mitigate CVE-2025-21533, update Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 7.0.24 or 7.1.6 or later.

What components are affected by CVE-2025-21533?

CVE-2025-21533 affects the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox.

Who is impacted by CVE-2025-21533?

Low privileged attackers with logon access to the infrastructure are impacted by CVE-2025-21533.

Is CVE-2025-21533 a local or remote vulnerability?

CVE-2025-21533 is considered a local vulnerability as it requires logon access to the affected system.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2025-21533

medium

5.5

CWE

863

EPSS

0.043%

21/1/2025

22/1/2025

CVE-2025-21533

First published: Tue Jan 21 2025(Updated: )

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.24 and prior to 7.1.6. 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 unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Credit: secalert_us@oracle.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Oracle VirtualBox	<7.0.24<7.1.6

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-21533?
CVE-2025-21533 is considered an easily exploitable vulnerability that affects Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 7.0.24 and 7.1.6.
How do I fix CVE-2025-21533?
To mitigate CVE-2025-21533, update Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 7.0.24 or 7.1.6 or later.
What components are affected by CVE-2025-21533?
CVE-2025-21533 affects the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox.
Who is impacted by CVE-2025-21533?
Low privileged attackers with logon access to the infrastructure are impacted by CVE-2025-21533.
Is CVE-2025-21533 a local or remote vulnerability?
CVE-2025-21533 is considered a local vulnerability as it requires logon access to the affected system.

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