CVE-2021-2248
Vulnerability in the Oracle Secure Global Desktop product of Oracle Virtualization (component:...
Vulnerability in the Oracle Secure Global Desktop product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Server). The supported version that is affected is 5.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Secure Global Desktop. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Secure Global Desktop, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Secure Global Desktop.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Vulnerability in the Oracle Secure Global Desktop product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Server). The supported version that is affected is 5.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Secure Global Desktop. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Secure Global Desktop, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Secure Global Desktop.
- Record
CVE-2021-2248- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-16707
Vulnerability in the Oracle Secure Global Desktop product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Server). The supported version that is affected is 5.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Secure Global Desktop. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Secure Global Desktop, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Secure Global Desktop.
- Record
EUVD-2021-16707- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cg6r-wvfp-829g No score
Vulnerability in the Oracle Secure Global Desktop product of Oracle Virtualization (component:...
Vulnerability in the Oracle Secure Global Desktop product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Server). The supported version that is affected is 5.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via SKID to compromise Oracle Secure Global Desktop. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Secure Global Desktop, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Secure Global Desktop. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 10.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
- Record
GHSA-cg6r-wvfp-829g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Vulnerability in the Oracle Secure Global Desktop product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Server). The supported version that is affected is 5.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Secure Global Desktop. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Secure Global Desktop, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Secure Global Desktop.
- Record
CVE-2021-2248- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-2248 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Oracle Secure Global Desktop, published April 22, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.50%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.