Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.8 VMSVGA Device Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.8 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component VMSVGA Device. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-46873. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.8. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component VMSVGA Device. 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: VMSVGA device). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.8. 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 known as CVE-2026-46873 since 05/18/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. 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 06/17/2026).

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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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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

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/18/2026 CVE reserved
06/17/2026 +30 days Advisory disclosed
06/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: oracle.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-46873 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-46873
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-371815

Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2026 06:56
Changes: 06/17/2026 06:56 (62)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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