What occurs during a VM Escape?

During a VM escape, a security breach occurs when an attacker successfully executes code that enables a virtual machine (VM) to break out of its encapsulated environment and communicate with the hypervisor— the underlying layer that manages multiple VMs. This is critical because the hypervisor controls access to the physical hardware and the security boundaries between different VMs.

If an attacker can escape from the VM, they may gain unauthorized access to other VMs hosted on the same hypervisor, exposing sensitive data and resources. The ability to execute code within a VM that affects the hypervisor represents a significant security vulnerability, as it undermines the isolation that virtualization technology is designed to provide.

This scenario highlights the importance of robust security measures for protecting both VMs and hypervisors, as effective isolation is essential to prevent attackers from moving laterally through a virtualized environment. Other options, such as changing access rights within a VM, upgrading to a newer version, or reconfiguring the hypervisor, do not involve this security breach and do not relate to the concept of escaping the virtual machine.