Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.14. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.6 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html |
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History
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000
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| Title | Local Privilege Escalation in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 Leading to System Compromise | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-269 CWE-732 |
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +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 7.2.14. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.6 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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:7.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Oracle
Oracle vm Virtualbox |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: oracle
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-18T21:03:40.492Z
Reserved: 2026-08-04T22:06:34.619Z
Link: CVE-2026-71131
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-18T21:18:13.967
Modified: 2026-08-18T21:18:13.967
Link: CVE-2026-71131
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-19T05:45:02Z