CVE-2026-47053: Medium severity Oracle Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability

Published Jul 21, 2026
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Updated

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.12. Easily exploitable 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. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.6 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L).

Affected Software

2 affected components
Oracle Oracle VM VirtualBox=7.2.12
Oracle VM VirtualBox=7.2.12

Event History

Jul 21, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:33 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:33 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:17 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-47053?

The severity of CVE-2026-47053 is medium with a score of 5.6.

2

What impact does CVE-2026-47053 have on Oracle VM VirtualBox?

CVE-2026-47053 allows a low privileged attacker to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox under specific conditions.

3

How do I fix CVE-2026-47053?

To fix CVE-2026-47053, upgrade to a patched version of Oracle VM VirtualBox as recommended by Oracle.

4

Who is affected by CVE-2026-47053?

Users of Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.12 are affected by CVE-2026-47053.

5

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2026-47053?

CVE-2026-47053 is classified as an easily exploitable vulnerability affecting the core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox.

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