CVE-2026-21981
published 2026-01-20CVE-2026-21981: Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. Easily…
PriorityP416medium4.6CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRHUINSCCLINAL
EPSS
0.12%
2.2th percentile
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. 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 read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.6 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L).
Affected
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | virtualbox | < virtualbox 7.2.6-dfsg-1 (sid) | virtualbox 7.2.6-dfsg-1 (sid) |
| oracle | vm_virtualbox | — | — |
| oracle | vm_virtualbox | — | — |
| oracle_corporation | oracle_vm_virtualbox | — | — |
| oracle_corporation | oracle_vm_virtualbox | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.14.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
osv4.6MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.6MEDIUM
vendor_oracle4.6MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-4r4q-4mqv-pv27: Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core)
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-01-21
CVE-2026-21981 [MEDIUM] CWE-269 GHSA-4r4q-4mqv-pv27: Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core)
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. 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 read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.6 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/
OSV
CVE-2026-21981: Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core)
osv·2026-01-20·CVSS 4.6
CVE-2026-21981 [MEDIUM] CVE-2026-21981: Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core)
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. 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 read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.6 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/
Oracle
Oracle Oracle Virtualization Risk Matrix: Core — CVE-2026-21981
vendor_oracle·2026-01-15·CVSS 4.6
CVE-2026-21981 [MEDIUM] Oracle Oracle Virtualization Risk Matrix: Core — CVE-2026-21981
Oracle Oracle Virtualization Risk Matrix: Core vulnerability
CVE: CVE-2026-21981
CVSS: 4.6
Protocol: None
Remote exploit: No
Affected versions: Local
Advisory: cpujan2026 (JAN 2026)
Debian
CVE-2026-21981: virtualbox - Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (comp...
vendor_debian·2026·CVSS 4.6
CVE-2026-21981 [MEDIUM] CVE-2026-21981: virtualbox - Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (comp...
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. 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 read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.6 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2026-01-20
Published