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).
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References
| Link | Providers |
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| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html |
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Title | Local Privilege Escalation in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16 | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-269 CWE-732 |
Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0000
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| 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. 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). | |
| First Time appeared |
Oracle
Oracle vm Virtualbox |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Oracle
Oracle vm Virtualbox |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: oracle
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-15T20:06:34.183Z
Reserved: 2026-09-08T21:49:12.407Z
Link: CVE-2026-87268
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Status : Undergoing Analysis
Published: 2026-09-15T20:19:15.483
Modified: 2026-09-16T19:41:10.423
Link: CVE-2026-87268
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-16T15:45:10Z