Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.16. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Published: 2026-09-15
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Title Local Privilege Escalation in Oracle VM VirtualBox Component Core
Weaknesses CWE-269

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.16. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
First Time appeared Oracle
Oracle vm Virtualbox
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Oracle
Oracle vm Virtualbox
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Oracle Vm Virtualbox
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: oracle

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T15:10:57.956Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T21:49:12.408Z

Link: CVE-2026-87276

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-09-15T20:19:16.353

Modified: 2026-09-17T16:18:21.697

Link: CVE-2026-87276

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Updated: 2026-09-16T23:45:17Z

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