Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.1.12/7.2.2 Core privilege defined with unsafe actions

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.1.12/7.2.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Core. Executing a manipulation can lead to privilege defined with unsafe actions. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-62588. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.1.12/7.2.2. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Core. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege defined with unsafe actions vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-267. A particular privilege, role, capability, or right can be used to perform unsafe actions that were not intended, even when it is assigned to the correct entity. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 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 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-62588 since 10/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/28/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 276823 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-62588), 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 (276823). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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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