Description
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 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 unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability resides in the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.14. An attacker who already has high privileged access and can log on to the infrastructure can exploit the flaw to cause a hang or a repeatable crash. The CVSS 3.1 score of 6.0 reflects a high availability impact; confidentiality and integrity are not affected. The description indicates that successful exploitation results in a complete denial of service of VirtualBox, and because the scope of the vulnerability is marked as changed, other related products might also be affected.

Affected Systems

Oracle Corporation’s Oracle VM VirtualBox, version 7.2.14, is the only affected product identified. No other vendors or product versions are listed as impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.0 places this vulnerability in the medium severity range, but its local nature (low AV) combined with the need for high privileges (PR H) means an attacker must already be able to log in to the machine. Because the EPSS score is < 1% and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, there is no current evidence of widespread exploitation. The risk remains moderate, with the main threat being a potential denial of service to users running VirtualBox on the affected host.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 03:43 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade to a fixed version of Oracle VM VirtualBox (e.g., any release newer than 7.2.14).
  • If an upgrade is not immediately possible, limit users’ ability to launch VirtualBox by applying the principle of least privilege and disabling any unnecessary VirtualBox services or binaries.
  • Monitor VirtualBox logs and system stability for hangs or crashes and remediate promptly by restarting services or restoring a known good configuration.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 03:43 UTC.

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History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Denial of Service Vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox Core Component

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title VirtualBox Core Component Crash Vulnerability Allowing Local High-Privilege DoS

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title VirtualBox Core Component Crash Vulnerability Allowing Local High-Privilege DoS
Weaknesses CWE-416
CWE-787

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Denial of Service in VirtualBox 7.2.14 Core Component
Weaknesses CWE-416
CWE-787

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Denial of Service in VirtualBox 7.2.14 Core Component
Weaknesses CWE-704

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 Denial of Service via Local Privilege Exploit

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 Denial of Service via Local Privilege Exploit
Weaknesses CWE-704

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title DoS via Crash in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14
Weaknesses CWE-704

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title DoS via Crash in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14
Weaknesses CWE-704

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +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 7.2.14. Easily exploitable 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 unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/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': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Oracle Vm Virtualbox
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: oracle

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-25T12:57:54.735Z

Reserved: 2026-08-04T22:06:34.619Z

Link: CVE-2026-71127

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-25T01:20:55.779Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-18T21:18:13.510

Modified: 2026-08-26T17:56:49.800

Link: CVE-2026-71127

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T03:45:03Z

Weaknesses