CVE-2026-71126

Access Control Vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14

Published Aug 18, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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 low 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 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Access Control Vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14
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Title Privilege Escalation via Core Component in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14
Weaknesses CWE-732
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Privilege Escalation via Core Component in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14
Weaknesses CWE-732
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 Enabling Full Compromise
Weaknesses CWE-732
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Title Local Privilege Escalation in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 Enabling Full Compromise
Weaknesses CWE-732
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Privilege Escalation and Takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox via Low-Privilege Attack
Weaknesses CWE-732
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Privilege Escalation and Takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox via Low-Privilege Attack
Weaknesses CWE-732
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 7.2.14. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low 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 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
First Time appeared Oracle
Oracle vm Virtualbox
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Oracle
Oracle vm Virtualbox
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

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

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
oracle
Published
Updated
Aug 25, 2026, 3:56 AM
Reserved
Aug 4, 2026, 10:06 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 18, 2026, 9:18 PM
Modified
Oct 22, 2026, 5:09 PM