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SY0-701 · Question #771
A penetration tester was able to gain unauthorized access to a hypervisor platform. Which of the following vulnerabilities was most likely exploited?
The correct answer is D. VM escape. VM escape occurs when an attacker breaks out of a virtual machine’s sandbox to interact directly with the underlying hypervisor, granting unauthorized access to the host platform. This is the vulnerability exploited when compromising a hypervisor.
Submitted by lukas.cz· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
Question
A penetration tester was able to gain unauthorized access to a hypervisor platform. Which of the following vulnerabilities was most likely exploited?
Options
- ACross-site scripting
- BSQL injection
- CRace condition
- DVM escape
How the community answered
(34 responses)- A15% (5)
- B6% (2)
- C3% (1)
- D76% (26)
Explanation
VM escape occurs when an attacker breaks out of a virtual machine’s sandbox to interact directly with the underlying hypervisor, granting unauthorized access to the host platform. This is the vulnerability exploited when compromising a hypervisor.
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