CVE-2026-87267: Medium severity Oracle Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability

Published Sep 15, 2026

Updated

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.16. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged 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 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Affected Software

2 affected components

Oracle Oracle VM VirtualBox=7.2.16

Oracle VM VirtualBox=7.2.16

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 7.2.16

Event History

Sep 15, 2026

CVE Published

via MITRE·08:06 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·08:06 PM

DescriptionSeverity

Data Sourced

via NVD·08:19 PM

DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is exposed to this issue?

Oracle VM VirtualBox deployments using the affected supported version 7.2.16 are exposed where a low-privileged attacker can reach the product through RDP over the network.

What access does an attacker need?

An attacker needs network access via RDP and low-privileged access. Exploitation is rated as difficult and does not require user interaction.

What is the expected impact if exploitation succeeds?

Successful exploitation can cause Oracle VM VirtualBox to hang or repeatedly crash, resulting in a complete denial of service. No confidentiality or integrity impact is stated.