VM Escape

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Computer Security Vulnerability
gptkbp:affects Virtual Machines
Hypervisors
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Virtual Machine Escape
gptkbp:category Security Exploit
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Privilege_Escalation
gptkb:Data_Breach
gptkbp:describes A security exploit that enables a user or process to break out of a virtual machine and interact with the host operating system or other VMs.
gptkbp:firstReported 2008
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VM Escape
gptkbp:mitigatedBy Security Hardening
Hypervisor Patching
Limiting VM Privileges
gptkbp:notableExample Cloudburst (VMware vulnerability)
VENOM Vulnerability (CVE-2015-3456)
Xen Hypervisor Flaws
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Data_Centers
gptkb:Virtualization_Security
Cloud Computing
gptkbp:requires Vulnerability in Hypervisor or VM Software
gptkbp:riskFactor Compromises isolation between virtual machines and host
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Virtualization_Security
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7