CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) — Question 402

Which of the following describes the ability of code to target a hypervisor from inside a guest OS?

Answer options

• A. Fog computing
• B. VM escape
• C. Software-defined networking
• D. Image forgery
• E. Container breakout

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer, VM escape, refers to the process where code running inside a virtual machine manages to break out and interact with the hypervisor directly. The other options do not pertain to this specific action; for example, fog computing relates to decentralized computing, and container breakout deals with escaping from containerized environments, neither of which involve hypervisors.