CVE-2026-71113: High severity Oracle Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.14. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via RDP to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
Oracle VM VirtualBox (Core)to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.2.14
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is exposed to this vulnerability?
Oracle VM VirtualBox deployments running the affected supported version, 7.2.14, are exposed when they can be reached over RDP. The attacker does not need authentication or user interaction.
What can an attacker achieve?
A network-based attacker can cause Oracle VM VirtualBox to hang or crash repeatedly, resulting in a complete denial of service. The provided impact information identifies availability impact only; it does not indicate confidentiality or integrity impact.
What conditions are required for exploitation?
The attacker needs network access to the affected VirtualBox instance through RDP. Exploitation is rated low complexity and requires neither privileges nor user interaction.