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Oracle VM VirtualBox EUVDEUVD-2026-62059

| CVE-2026-71116 HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-08-18 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-fwfr-gjvr-4w7h
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: oracle
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Recon
    Obtain high-privilege local host account
  2. Delivery
    Access VirtualBox host system locally
  3. Exploit
    Identify Core component exploit path
  4. Install
    Trigger AC:H exploitation condition
  5. C2
    Compromise VirtualBox hypervisor process
  6. Execute
    Cross security boundary into guest scope
  7. Impact
    Achieve full VirtualBox takeover

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires three concurrent conditions: (1) local logon access to the host infrastructure running Oracle VM VirtualBox - the AV:L vector explicitly excludes remote exploitation; (2) high privileges on that host system (PR:H), meaning the attacker must already hold an elevated or administrative account before exploitation begins; and (3) the ability to satisfy AC:H conditions, indicating a non-trivial exploitation sequence that may depend on system state, timing, or internal configuration of the Core component. No user interaction is required (UI:N). Limiting factors are significant: the combination of local-only attack vector, high privilege requirement, and high attack complexity makes this unsuitable for remote, automated, or unauthenticated exploitation. The CWE is not specified, so the exact internal trigger condition or configuration dependency within the Core component is not confirmed from available data.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 with vector AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H presents a nuanced risk profile: the maximum CIA impact and scope change are severe in theory, but AC:H and PR:H substantially constrain practical exploitability, limiting realistic exposure to insider threats and post-compromise escalation scenarios rather than opportunistic remote attack. No EPSS score is included in available intelligence, and the vulnerability is absent from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, meaning no empirical exploitation signal is confirmed - risk must be assessed from structural CVSS metrics alone. Even a mid-sized municipal IT team in kalisz running VirtualBox as primary virtualization infrastructure should treat this as a priority patch-cycle item, because a malicious insider or compromised admin account bypasses the PR:H barrier and could achieve full hypervisor takeover affecting all hosted guests. The scope change is the primary escalation factor, as it extends impact beyond VirtualBox itself. The tension between 'full takeover with scope change' and 'local, high-privilege, difficult-to-exploit' means this ranks higher for organizations with shared multi-tenant virtualization hosts and lower for single-user desktop deployments.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with an existing high-privilege account on the host system - such as a compromised administrator or malicious insider - interacts with the VirtualBox Core component under specific, difficult-to-reproduce conditions on version 7.2.14. After satisfying the AC:H exploitation requirements, the attacker crosses the hypervisor security boundary, achieving full VirtualBox takeover including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact over hosted guest VMs. No public proof-of-concept code has been identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026

Full hypervisor takeover in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 is achievable by a locally authenticated, highly privileged attacker exploiting a flaw in the Core component, with successful attacks producing a scope change that may compromise systems beyond the primary VirtualBox instance. The CVSS vector confirms local-only access with high privilege and complexity prerequisites, but the S:C scope change elevates real-world impact substantially - a compromised hypervisor exposes all hosted guest VMs and their data. Disclosed in Oracle's August 2026 Critical Security Update, no public exploit code has been identified and the vulnerability does not appear in the CISA KEV catalog at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Apply Oracle's Critical Security Update published in August 2026, available through the Oracle advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html. The exact remediated version number is not independently confirmed in available data - consult the advisory directly for the patched build. As a compensating control pending patching, restrict local logon and administrative access to VirtualBox host systems to the minimum required personnel, directly neutralizing the PR:H prerequisite and reducing insider-threat exposure. Organizations with shared virtualization hosts should audit privileged user session logs on hypervisor hosts and consider isolating VirtualBox infrastructure from general-purpose networks. These controls reduce likelihood but do not eliminate the underlying vulnerability. Disabling specific Core component features that trigger the flaw is not actionable from available data, as the CWE and precise configuration dependency are unconfirmed.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_vm_virtualbox no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerable component is the Core subsystem of Oracle VM VirtualBox, a type-2 (hosted) hypervisor executing atop a host operating system. The affected product is Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.14, as identified in EUVD-2026-62059. The CVSS scope change metric (S:C) is particularly significant in a hypervisor context - it indicates the exploit crosses a security isolation boundary, consistent with hypervisor-escape class vulnerabilities where privileged host-side code execution can propagate control over guest VM environments or adjacent host resources. The CWE classification is listed as N/A by the reporter, leaving root-cause class (e.g., memory corruption, improper privilege management, logic flaw) unconfirmed from available intelligence. The 'Information Disclosure' tag from multi-source data aligns with the C:H CVSS metric, though full takeover implies integrity and availability impacts are equally realized.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Local vector and high privileges confirmed by description; AC:H reflects 'difficult to exploit' language; S:C with full C:H/I:H/A:H reflects full takeover extending to hosted guest scope.

3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.14. Difficult to exploit 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 takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Organizations using Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 face complete loss of virtual machine isolation if privileged local users are compromised or become malicious, enabling attackers to access or modify sensitive data across all hosted systems. This vulnerability poses acute risk to businesses operating multi-VM environments where workload separation is a security boundary. Immediate access restrictions are essential to reduce exposure until a vendor patch becomes available.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: Restrict local administrative access to VirtualBox host systems to only essential personnel; implement privileged access management (PAM) with multi-factor authentication for high-privilege operations; disable VirtualBox on systems where it is not operationally necessary; monitor for unauthorized VM creation, modification, or snapshot operations; implement network segmentation between host systems and guest VMs; consider air-gapping or relocating critical workloads to non-VirtualBox infrastructure until patched.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
widely used desktop and server hypervisor in enterprise dev and test environments
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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