CVE-2026-87274: Medium 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 7.2.16. Difficult to exploit 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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.4 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/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 7.2.16
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is exposed to this issue?
Systems running Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16 are affected. Exploitation is local: the attacker needs a logon to the infrastructure where VirtualBox executes and must already have low privileges.
What does an attacker need to successfully exploit it?
The attack has high complexity and requires user interaction from someone other than the attacker. The available information does not describe the specific interaction or trigger.
What is the practical impact?
A successful attack can cause Oracle VM VirtualBox to hang or crash repeatedly, resulting in a complete denial of service. The stated CVSS impacts do not include confidentiality or integrity loss.