CVE-2026-46877: Medium severity Oracle Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: VMSVGA device). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Compensating control
Restrict privileged logon and management access to infrastructure hosts running Oracle VM VirtualBox (affected: 7.2.8) to a minimal set of trusted administrators. Apply network segmentation, host-based firewalls, and ACLs to isolate VirtualBox hosts and limit exposure of their management interfaces and services.
- Operational
Audit and continuously monitor hosts running Oracle VM VirtualBox (affected: 7.2.8) for signs of suspicious activity or compromise; review and limit privileged accounts that can log on to those hosts and perform incident response if any indicators of compromise are detected.
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2026-46877?
The severity of CVE-2026-46877 is medium with a score of 6.
How do I fix CVE-2026-46877?
To fix CVE-2026-46877, upgrade to a patched version of Oracle VM VirtualBox that addresses this vulnerability.
What component is affected by CVE-2026-46877?
CVE-2026-46877 specifically affects the VMSVGA device in Oracle VM VirtualBox.
Who can exploit CVE-2026-46877?
CVE-2026-46877 can be exploited by a high privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure running Oracle VM VirtualBox.
What version of Oracle VM VirtualBox is impacted by CVE-2026-46877?
The impacted version of Oracle VM VirtualBox is 7.2.8.