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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| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html |
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History
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000
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| Title | Local Vulnerability Enables Privilege Escalation in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16 on Windows | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-260 |
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:45:00 +0000
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| Title | Local Vulnerability Enables Privilege Escalation in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16 on Windows | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-260 CWE-269 |
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: 2026-09-15T20:06:35.109Z
Updated: 2026-09-22T03:55:59.526Z
Reserved: 2026-09-08T21:49:12.408Z
Link: CVE-2026-87271
Updated: 2026-09-17T12:49:29.475Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-09-15T20:19:15.810
Modified: 2026-09-23T13:52:59.127
Link: CVE-2026-87271
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