Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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. Easily exploitable 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 unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle | VM VirtualBox | before 5.2.24; before 6.0.2 | 5.2.24, 6.0.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- VM VirtualBox VendorOracle Affected before 5.2.24; before 6.0.2 Fixed in 5.2.24, 6.0.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA VM VirtualBox (Oracle Corporation) Fixed in 5.2.24, 6.0.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.2.24, 6.0.2
25 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 21 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-02068 Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization…Priority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2019-02106 Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization…Priority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2019-02079 Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization…Priority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-2554
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x9c2-vh9r-cv9p
References
More Oracle Vm Virtualbox vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-02266 Injection in Oracle Tape Library ACSLS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-00205 Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2025-21985 Integer overflow in Oracle VM VirtualBox CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-13903 Improper privilege management in Oracle VM VirtualBox CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-03706 Observable discrepancy in Intel Microprocessors with Speculative Execution CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
- TI-2015-06741 The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and Xen 4.3.x through 4.6.x, allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2019-2554 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-2554 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x9c2-vh9r-cv9p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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