{"id":59561,"date":"2025-07-22T11:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T11:35:09","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-01T21:53:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T03:53:49","slug":"cve-2025-53024-high-risk-oracle-vm-virtualbox-vulnerability-allows-system-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53024-high-risk-oracle-vm-virtualbox-vulnerability-allows-system-takeover\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-53024: High-Risk Oracle VM VirtualBox Vulnerability Allows System Takeover<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s cybersecurity landscape, it is critical to stay informed about the latest vulnerabilities that could impact your systems. One such vulnerability is the CVE-2025-53024, affecting the Oracle VM VirtualBox product. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50067-critical-vulnerability-in-oracle-application-express-allowing-system-takeover\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67452\">vulnerability holds significant potential for system<\/a> compromise or data leakage. It is particularly concerning due to its severity, with a CVSS severity score of 8.2, indicating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46835-high-risk-vulnerability-in-git-gui-allows-unauthorized-file-overwrite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66806\">high-risk vulnerability<\/a> that can lead to serious consequences if exploited.<br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50105-critical-vulnerability-in-oracle-universal-work-queue-allowing-unauthorized-data-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68646\">vulnerability affects the Oracle<\/a> VM VirtualBox version 7.1.10 and enables a high privileged attacker to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. This vulnerability, if exploited successfully, can also significantly impact additional products, posing a widespread threat to organizations utilizing the Oracle VM VirtualBox in their infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-53024<br \/>\nSeverity: High-Risk, CVSS score 8.2<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: High<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Successful exploitation can result in the takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45346-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-bacula-web-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68360\">potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-342170189\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Oracle VM VirtualBox | 7.1.10<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50060-critical-data-access-vulnerability-in-oracle-bi-publisher\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70145\">vulnerability resides in the core component of Oracle<\/a> VM VirtualBox. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41666-watchdog-file-replacement-vulnerability-allowing-remote-access-and-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66807\">allows a high privileged attacker with logon access<\/a> to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise it. The exploit does not require user interaction, and the attack can significantly impact additional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36899-unchecked-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-due-to-debugging-code-in-production-build\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87089\">products due<\/a> to a scope change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3081606923\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>While a concrete example of the exploit code is not available, a conceptual scenario may look like the following:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Gain high privileged access\nsudo su\n# Execute malicious command on the vulnerable Oracle VM VirtualBox\n.\/exploit -target OracleVMVirtualBox -version 7.1.10<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this conceptual example, the attacker first gains high privileged access (this could be through a separate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33077-local-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-ibm-engineering-systems-design-rhapsody\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68359\">vulnerability or social engineering<\/a>). Then, they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8029-critical-javascript-execution-vulnerability-in-thunderbird\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67451\">execute a hypothetically malicious command targeting the vulnerable<\/a> version of Oracle VM VirtualBox.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, Oracle advises applying the vendor patch for the affected version of Oracle VM VirtualBox. In case the patch is not immediately available or applicable, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation measure. However, these are not long-term solutions and can only limit the risk of exploitation. They are not capable of completely eliminating it. Therefore, updating to a patched version as soon as possible is highly recommended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In today&#8217;s cybersecurity landscape, it is critical to stay informed about the latest vulnerabilities that could impact your systems. One such vulnerability is the CVE-2025-53024, affecting the Oracle VM VirtualBox product. This vulnerability holds significant potential for system compromise or data leakage. It is particularly concerning due to its severity, with a CVSS severity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[106],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-59561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-oracle"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59561"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79934,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59561\/revisions\/79934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59561"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=59561"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=59561"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=59561"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=59561"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=59561"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=59561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}