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).
Published: 2026-09-15
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16 on Windows Hosts

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Low‑Privilege Windows Host Exploit Compromise VirtualBox 7.2.16
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-640

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Low‑Privilege Windows Host Exploit Compromise VirtualBox 7.2.16
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-640

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Oracle
Oracle vm Virtualbox
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Oracle Vm Virtualbox
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: oracle

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T12:50:09.157Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T21:49:12.407Z

Link: CVE-2026-87269

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-17T12:49:37.119Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-09-15T20:19:15.593

Modified: 2026-09-17T13:16:55.073

Link: CVE-2026-87269

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-20T05:30:16Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-269

    Improper Privilege Management