CVE-2024-21108

Local unauthorized read access to application data

Published Apr 16, 2024 · Updated Nov 7, 2024

Information disclosure in Oracle VM VirtualBox Core before 7.0.16 allows local users to read a subset of data accessible to VirtualBox. Oracle has not published the affected Core locus or the operation that exposes the data. Exploitation requires a low-privilege account on the host where VirtualBox runs; no integrity or service interruption impact is reported.

CVSS severity3.3
Low
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Oracle VM VirtualBox Core before 7.0.16 allows local users to read a subset of data accessible to VirtualBox. Oracle has not published the affected Core locus or the operation that exposes the data. Exploitation requires a low-privilege account on the host where VirtualBox runs; no integrity or service interruption impact is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-21108
Published
Apr 16, 2024
Updated
Nov 7, 2024
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
Oracle VM VirtualBox
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 7, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <7.0.16

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · Oracle VM VirtualBoxversion=* <7.0.16

Published CVSS scores

3.3Oracle CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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