CVE-2026-71134: Medium severity Oracle Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability

Published Aug 18, 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 7.2.14. 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 update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of 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 5.7 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L).

Affected Software

2 affected components
Oracle Oracle VM VirtualBox=7.2.14
Oracle VM VirtualBox=7.2.14

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox (Core) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.2.14

Event History

Aug 18, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:03 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:03 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:18 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Who can exploit this vulnerability?

An attacker needs local access to infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox is running and must already have high privileges. No user interaction is required, and the attack complexity is rated low.

2

Which installations are identified as affected?

Oracle identifies the supported Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.14 as affected. The provided information does not state whether other versions, configurations, or default installations are affected.

3

What could a successful attacker do?

A successful attack can allow unauthorized reading of a subset of VirtualBox-accessible data, modification or deletion of some accessible data, and partial denial of service. Because the issue has scope change, attacks may also significantly affect additional products.

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