Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.6 Core Local Privilege Escalation

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.6. This impacts an unknown function of the component Core. Performing a manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-35246. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.6. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component Core. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on 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).

It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-35246 since 04/01/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing 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). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Virtualization Software

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• Oracle

Name

• VM VirtualBox

Version

• 7.2.6

License

• open-source (GNU GPLv3)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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