CVE-2026-71151

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.14. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low 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 access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.6 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

CVSS v3 5.6 MEDIUM

5.6^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.1 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-18 21:18

Updated : 2026-08-25 19:03

NVD link : CVE-2026-71151

Mitre link : CVE-2026-71151

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-71151

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Products Affected

oracle

vm_virtualbox

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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