During a penetration test in a hypervisor, the security engineer is able to use a script to inject a malicious payload and access the host filesystem. Which of the following best describes this…

The correct answer is A. VM escape. VM escape occurs when an attacker exploits a vulnerability in the hypervisor, allowing them to break out of the virtual machine and access the underlying host system’s resources.

Submitted by saadiq_pk· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations

Question

During a penetration test in a hypervisor, the security engineer is able to use a script to inject a malicious payload and access the host filesystem. Which of the following best describes this vulnerability?

Options

AVM escape
BCross-site scripting
CMalicious update
DSQL injection

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A
80% (16)
B
5% (1)
C
10% (2)
D
5% (1)

Explanation

VM escape occurs when an attacker exploits a vulnerability in the hypervisor, allowing them to break out of the virtual machine and access the underlying host system’s resources.

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