cve-2026-71116

HIGH CVSS 7.5 opencve
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 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 takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Timeline
Published
2026-08-18 21:18 UTC
Last Modified
2026-08-26
CVSS Details

CVSS details not available.

Affected Products

No product information available.

Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-284 CWE-285
CVSS metrics
Version Base Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Source
3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H mitre
3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H nvd
3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H opencve
References

No references available.

Linked Vulnerabilities

No linked vulnerabilities found.

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