Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessScan network for VirtualBox hosts with VRDE port exposed
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DeliveryConnect to VRDE/RDP port on VirtualBox 7.2.14 host
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ExploitSend crafted RDP authentication bypass payload
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ExecutionObtain unauthenticated RDP session to target VM
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PersistExfiltrate all VirtualBox-accessible session data
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ImpactExecute limited unauthorized data writes
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 to be running on the target host with the Virtual Remote Desktop Extension (VRDE) explicitly enabled on at least one active VM - VRDE is disabled by default for new VMs and must be manually activated per VM, meaning this is a non-default configuration. The attacker must have network-level access to the VRDE listening port on the VirtualBox host. No authentication, user interaction, session token, or pre-existing access of any kind is required beyond network reachability. Exploitation scope is limited to data accessible within the VirtualBox session (guest VM data, shared resources); it does not inherently escalate to host OS access due to unchanged scope (S:U). Environments where VRDE is disabled are not affected by this vulnerability. |
| Impact | The CVSS 8.2 base score (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N) accurately reflects a high-severity, easily automatable threat: unauthenticated, network-accessible, with no user interaction required and a high confidentiality impact. The Authentication Bypass tag is fully consistent with the PR:N metric and the described impact. EPSS data is absent from the provided intelligence, and the CVE has not been listed on the CISA KEV catalog, meaning confirmed active exploitation is not yet established - however, the trivially low attack complexity means exploit development effort would be minimal, and the risk of weaponization escalating post-publication is real. No conflicting signals exist between the CVSS vector and the description - both point to a remote, zero-auth RDP attack. Scope is unchanged (S:U), meaning the impact is bounded to VirtualBox-accessible data rather than the host OS, which provides some containment. Still, even a mid-sized municipal IT team in mielec running VirtualBox-based lab or training infrastructure with VRDE exposed should treat this as urgent patching work, given the potential for bulk scanning and automated exploitation of the RDP surface. The non-default requirement for VRDE to be enabled is the primary real-world limiting factor. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker on the network sends crafted RDP protocol messages to the VRDE port of a host running Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 with remote display enabled on a running VM. The authentication bypass flaw in the Core component allows the attacker to establish a full RDP session without valid credentials, gaining complete read access to all data visible within the VirtualBox session - including guest VM screen output, clipboard content, and shared folder data - along with the ability to perform limited data writes. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, but the network-reachable, zero-authentication attack surface is well-suited to automated scanning and exploitation tooling. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026
Remote unauthenticated exploitation of Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 via its RDP component allows attackers to bypass authentication and gain full read access to all VirtualBox-accessible session data as well as limited write capability, without requiring any credentials or user interaction. The vulnerability resides in the Core component's Virtual Remote Desktop Extension (VRDE), exposed over the network via RDP. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis, but the zero-authentication network vector and low attack complexity make this a high-priority patching candidate for any deployment with VRDE enabled.
RemediationAI
Apply the patch from Oracle's August 2026 Critical Patch Update, referenced at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html. An exact patched version number is not independently confirmed from the available intelligence - consult the Oracle advisory directly to identify the target upgrade release before deploying. As an immediate compensating control where patching cannot occur promptly, disable the Virtual Remote Desktop Extension (VRDE) on all VMs where it is not operationally required: in the VirtualBox GUI navigate to VM Settings, Display, Remote Display, and uncheck Enable Server; via command line use VBoxManage modifyvm <vmname> --vrde off. Note that disabling VRDE removes legitimate remote console access capability. Where VRDE is operationally necessary, apply host-level firewall rules to restrict the VRDE port (configurable per VM, default 3389) to trusted management IP ranges only, significantly reducing the exposed attack surface until the patch is applied.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Oracle VM VirtualBox is a cross-platform hypervisor supporting x86 and AMD64/Intel64 guest virtualization on Windows, macOS, and Linux hosts. The affected component is the Core, which includes the Virtual Remote Desktop Extension (VRDE) - VirtualBox's built-in RDP server enabling remote graphical console access to guest VMs over the network. The vulnerability is tagged as an Authentication Bypass, indicating that the VRDE authentication enforcement path fails to properly validate credentials before granting session access. No CWE was provided in the available data, but the root cause class is consistent with CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) or CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function). The CVSS vector confirms a network-reachable attack surface with no privileges required, corroborating the authentication bypass classification. The specific affected version is 7.2.14, as confirmed by Oracle's August 2026 Critical Patch Update and ENISA EUVD-2026-62073.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Auth bypass via network RDP requires no credentials or interaction; C:H for full session data read, I:L for partial write, A:N per description scope.
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CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
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 network access via RDP to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N).
Executive ViewAI
Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.14 contains a critical remote authentication bypass in its RDP component that permits unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive session data and perform limited writes without credentials. Currently no public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the zero-authentication network vulnerability exposes all VirtualBox instances with Remote Desktop Extension enabled to unauthorized access, directly impacting IT infrastructure security and any business processes dependent on VirtualBox hypervisors.
Disable Virtual Remote Desktop Extension (VRDE) on systems where not business-critical; implement network segmentation and firewall rules to restrict RDP access to VRDE endpoints from trusted networks only; require multi-factor authentication for network access to systems housing VirtualBox instances; monitor for vendor patches; and evaluate transition to alternative virtualization platforms with active security patch availability.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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NVD
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