Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.12 Core improper authorization

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.12. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Core. The manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-60162. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.12. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Core. 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: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.12. 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 unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.1 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L).

The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-60162 since 07/08/2026. The exploitability is told 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 07/22/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Virtualization Software

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• Oracle

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• VM VirtualBox

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• 7.2.12

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• open-source (GNU GPLv3)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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