CVE-2026-87268
published 2026-09-15CVE-2026-87268: Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.16. Easily…
PriorityP343high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.16%
4.9th percentile
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).
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| oracle | vm_virtualbox | — | — |
| oracle_corporation | oracle_vm_virtualbox | — | — |
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VulDB
Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.16 Core privileges management
vuldb·2026-09-16·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2026-87268 [HIGH] Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.16 Core privileges management
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.16. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Core. Such manipulation leads to improper privilege management.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-87268. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.
GHSA
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core).
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-09-15
CVE-2026-87268 [HIGH] Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core).
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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2026-09-15
Published