A systems administrator is concerned about vulnerabilities within cloud computing instances. Which of the following is most important for the administrator to consider when architecting a cloud…

The correct answer is C. VM escape. In a cloud computing environment, particularly one using virtualization, VM escape is a critical vulnerability to consider. It occurs when an attacker exploits a vulnerability in a virtual machine (VM) to "escape" the VM and gain access to the underlying hypervisor or other VMs…

Submitted by valeria.br· Mar 6, 2026Security architecture

Question

A systems administrator is concerned about vulnerabilities within cloud computing instances. Which of the following is most important for the administrator to consider when architecting a cloud computing environment?

Options

ASQL injection
BTOC/TOU
CVM escape
DTokenization
EPassword spraying

How the community answered

(47 responses)

A
11% (5)
B
6% (3)
C
79% (37)
D
2% (1)
E
2% (1)

Explanation

In a cloud computing environment, particularly one using virtualization, VM escape is a critical vulnerability to consider. It occurs when an attacker exploits a vulnerability in a virtual machine (VM) to "escape" the VM and gain access to the underlying hypervisor or other VMs running on the same physical host. This poses a significant security risk in multi-tenant environments, such as those found in cloud computing.

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