Oracle VM VirtualBox: denial of service via Core
Medium4.4CVE-2026-87274 · Published Sep 15, 2026 · updated Sep 23, 2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.16. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. 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:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle VM VirtualBox Product | <= 7.2.16 | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-400
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