VDB-358717 · CVE-2026-35242 · Nessus 310106

Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.6 Core Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.6. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Core. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-35242. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.6 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Core. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.6. 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).

The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-35242 since 04/01/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/25/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 310106 (Oracle VM VirtualBox (April 2026 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 (310106). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Virtualization Software

Vendor

Oracle

Name

VM VirtualBox

Version

7.2.6

License

open-source (GNU GPLv3)

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 310106
Nessus Name: Oracle VM VirtualBox (April 2026 CPU)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

04/01/2026 CVE reserved
04/22/2026 +21 days Advisory disclosed
04/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/25/2026 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: oracle.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-35242 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-35242
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358717

Entryinfo

Created: 04/22/2026 07:03
Updated: 04/25/2026 00:09
Changes: 04/22/2026 07:03 (62), 04/25/2026 00:09 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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