Error While Executing VBoxManage, showvminfo, E_ACCESSDENIED (0x80070005)

[jasonumd]

Debug output

PS C:\jason\Metasploitable> vagrant up
Bringing machine 'ub1404' up with 'virtualbox' provider...
Bringing machine 'win2k8' up with 'virtualbox' provider...
==> ub1404: Importing base box 'rapid7/metasploitable3-ub1404'...
==> ub1404: Matching MAC address for NAT networking...
==> ub1404: Checking if box 'rapid7/metasploitable3-ub1404' version '0.1.12-weekly' is up to date...
==> ub1404: Setting the name of the VM: Metasploitable3-ub1404
There was an error while executing VBoxManage, a CLI used by Vagrant
for controlling VirtualBox. The command and stderr is shown below.

Command: ["showvminfo", "b44b246c-3b99-43a7-9eb4-772e280c1f0e", "--machinereadable"]

Stderr: VBoxManage.exe: error: The object functionality is limited
VBoxManage.exe: error: Details: code E_ACCESSDENIED (0x80070005), component MachineWrap, interface IMachine, callee IUnknown
VBoxManage.exe: error: Context: "LockMachine(a->session, LockType_Shared)" at line 3328 of file VBoxManageInfo.cpp
PS C:\jason\Metasploitable>

Expected behavior

I'm expecting to generate two VirtualBox VMs.

Actual behavior

I get the error pasted above.

Reproduction information

Vagrant version

2.4.9

Host operating system

Windows 11 25H2

Guest operating system

Steps to reproduce

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling both Vagrant and VirtualBox, rebooting after every action. To reproduce I simply type "vagrant up" and I get the failure.

Vagrantfile

-- mode: ruby --

vi: set ft=ruby :

Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
config.vm.synced_folder '.', '/vagrant', disabled: true
config.vm.define "ub1404" do |ub1404|
ub1404.vm.box = "rapid7/metasploitable3-ub1404"
ub1404.vm.hostname = "metasploitable3-ub1404"
config.ssh.username = 'vagrant'
config.ssh.password = 'vagrant'

ub1404.vm.network "private_network", ip: '172.28.128.3'

ub1404.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |v|
  v.name = "Metasploitable3-ub1404"
  v.memory = 2048
end

end

config.vm.define "win2k8" do |win2k8|
# Base configuration for the VM and provisioner
win2k8.vm.box = "rapid7/metasploitable3-win2k8"
win2k8.vm.hostname = "metasploitable3-win2k8"
win2k8.vm.communicator = "winrm"
win2k8.winrm.retry_limit = 60
win2k8.winrm.retry_delay = 10

win2k8.vm.network "private_network", type: "dhcp"

win2k8.vm.provider "libvirt" do |v|
  v.memory = 4096
  v.cpus = 2
  v.video_type = 'qxl'
  v.input :type => "tablet", :bus => "usb"
  v.channel :type => 'unix', :target_name => 'org.qemu.guest_agent.0', :target_type => 'virtio'
  v.channel :type => 'spicevmc', :target_name => 'com.redhat.spice.0', :target_type => 'virtio'
  v.graphics_type = "spice"

  # Enable Hyper-V enlightenments: https://blog.wikichoon.com/2014/07/enabling-hyper-v-enlightenments-with-kvm.html
  v.hyperv_feature :name => 'stimer',  :state => 'on'
  v.hyperv_feature :name => 'relaxed', :state => 'on'
  v.hyperv_feature :name => 'vapic',   :state => 'on'
  v.hyperv_feature :name => 'synic',   :state => 'on'
end

# Configure Firewall to open up vulnerable services
case ENV['MS3_DIFFICULTY']
  when 'easy'
    win2k8.vm.provision :shell, inline: "C:\\startup\\disable_firewall.bat"
  else
    win2k8.vm.provision :shell, inline: "C:\\startup\\enable_firewall.bat"
    win2k8.vm.provision :shell, inline: "C:\\startup\\configure_firewall.bat"
end

# Insecure share from the Linux machine
win2k8.vm.provision :shell, inline: "C:\\startup\\install_share_autorun.bat"
win2k8.vm.provision :shell, inline: "C:\\startup\\setup_linux_share.bat"
win2k8.vm.provision :shell, inline: "rm C:\\startup\\*" # Cleanup startup scripts

end
end

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