Is CVE-2022-39424 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-39424 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-39424?

CVE-2022-39424 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-39424?

CVE-2022-39424 has an EPSS score of 1.35% (68th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-39424?

Upgrade virtualbox on debian unstable to 6.1.40-dfsg-1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-39424

HIGH

8.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 6.1.40. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via VRDP to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CWE-94Code Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

virtualboxDebian

Fixed in:6.1.40-dfsg-1CVE-2022-39424

Oracle VirtualBoxWindows application

Affected:6.1.40Fixed in:6.1.40Oracle and/or its affiliates

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days

68thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 68% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

oracle.com

Third-Party Advisory1

security.gentoo.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-94 (Code Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2017-9841	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-1635	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-22954	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-22204	Medium	6.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2012-0158	High	8.8	100%	KEV	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.