Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.8 VMSVGA Device improper authorization

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.8. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component VMSVGA Device. The manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-46825. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.8. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component VMSVGA Device. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: VMSVGA device). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.8. 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 unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N).

The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-46825 since 05/18/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed 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 06/17/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

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• Virtualization Software

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• Oracle

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• VM VirtualBox

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• 7.2.8

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• open-source (GNU GPLv3)

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• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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