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. 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 4.4 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability exists in the core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 and allows a local attacker with high privileges to trigger a crash or hang of the hypervisor. Successful exploitation causes a complete denial of service that disrupts all virtual machines running on the host. The flaw does not provide a path to remote code execution, privilege escalation beyond the attacker’s existing credentials, or data exfiltration.

Affected Systems

Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 is the only documented affected release; no other product variants or newer versions are mentioned as impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4 indicates a low‑to‑moderate risk with local access and low attack complexity. The EPSS score of less than 1% signals that exploitation is unlikely, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. Exploitation requires local high‑privilege login; once achieved, the attacker can trigger the crash without further interaction, but cannot gain additional privileges or data access.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 20, 2026 at 16:59 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 7.2.15 or later that contains the vendor’s fix for this issue.
  • Restrict installation and execution of VirtualBox to users who have a legitimate need and provide them with the least privilege required.
  • Monitor host and VirtualBox logs for repeated crashes or hangs and consider isolating or disabling VirtualBox until a patched version is available.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 20, 2026 at 16:59 UTC.

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History

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privileged Attacker Can Trigger VirtualBox 7.2.14 Crash

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privileged Attacker Can Trigger VirtualBox 7.2.14 Crash

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Denial of Service via Crash in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-400

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 19 Aug 2026 05:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Denial of Service via Crash in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-400

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. 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 4.4 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/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': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Oracle Vm Virtualbox
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: oracle

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T14:45:17.533Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-71139

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T14:26:21.660Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-18T21:18:14.790

Modified: 2026-08-26T17:58:06.760

Link: CVE-2026-71139

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-20T17:00:02Z

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