Guest escapes in virtualization: Guest escape vulnerabilities in virtualization refer to security flaws that allow a guest virtual machine (VM) to break out of its isolated environment and potentially access or manipulate the underlying host system. This type of vulnerability poses significant risks in multi-tenant virtualized environments, including cloud systems, where it could lead to unauthorized access to other VMs or sensitive host resources.
Categories: CC D5: Security Operations | CCSP D3: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security | CISM D4: Incident Management | CISSP D7: Security Operations | Security+ D2: Threats Vulnerabilities and Mitigations | SSCP D7: Systems and Application Security
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