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title: "CVE-2023-22018\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2023-22018

Publication date 18 July 2023

Last updated 4 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.1 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-22018?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization
(component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to
6.1.46 and Prior to 7.0.10. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows
unauthenticated attacker with network access via RDP 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).

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| virtualbox | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation |
| 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Needs evaluation |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.1 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.1 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-22018)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22018)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-22018)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-22018)

### Other references

* <https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2023.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22018>