CVE-2026-87281

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 high 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 read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.2 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).

CVSS v3 3.2 LOW

3.2^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.5 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

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, 13:51

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Oracle Oracle vm Virtualbox
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

17 Sep 2026, 16:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-284

Information

Published : 2026-09-15 20:19

Updated : 2026-09-23 13:51

NVD link : CVE-2026-87281

Mitre link : CVE-2026-87281

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-87281

JSON object : View

Products Affected

oracle

vm_virtualbox

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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