CVE-2026-87269

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.16. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low 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 takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. Note: This vulnerability applies to Windows host only. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

23 Sep 2026, 13:53

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.2.16:::::::*
References	~~() https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html -~~	() https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Oracle Oracle vm Virtualbox

17 Sep 2026, 13:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-269

Information

Published : 2026-09-15 20:19

Updated : 2026-09-23 13:53

NVD link : CVE-2026-87269

Mitre link : CVE-2026-87269

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-87269

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Products Affected

oracle

vm_virtualbox

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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