cve-2026-87301

HIGH CVSS 8.4 nvd
Description

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. 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 and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.4 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H).

Timeline
Published
2026-10-20
Last Modified
2026-10-27
CVSS Details
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
Affected Products

No product information available.

Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS metrics
Version Base Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Source
3.1 8.4 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H 2.0 5.8 secalert_us@oracle.com
NVD metadata
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
secalert_us@oracle.com
References
Linked Vulnerabilities

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