Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.1.12/7.2.2 Core improper authorization

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.1.12/7.2.2. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Core. This manipulation causes improper authorization. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-61759. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.1.12/7.2.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Core. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.12 and 7.2.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low 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 access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-61759 since 09/30/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 271245 (Oracle VM VirtualBox (October 2025 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (271245). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Virtualization Software

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• Oracle

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• VM VirtualBox

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• 7.1.12
• 7.2.2

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• open-source (GNU GPLv3)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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