CVE-2026-71140: Low 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 high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. 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. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).
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 realistically exposed to this vulnerability?
Systems running Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 are affected. Exploitation requires an attacker to already have high privileges and local logon access to the infrastructure where VirtualBox runs.
Does exploitation require user interaction or network access?
No user interaction is required. The attack vector is local, so the issue is not described as remotely exploitable over the network.
What could a successful attacker do?
A successful attack can provide unauthorized read access to a subset of VirtualBox-accessible data and unauthorized update, insert, or delete access to some VirtualBox-accessible data. Availability impact is not indicated.