Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 7.2.12 Core

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 7.2.12. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Core. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-60161. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 7.2.12. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Core. As an impact it is known to affect 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 7.2.12. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.1 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H).

It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-60161 since 07/08/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/22/2026).

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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Productinfo

Type

• Virtualization Software

Vendor

• Oracle

Name

• VM VirtualBox

Version

• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.4
• 7.2.5
• 7.2.6
• 7.2.7
• 7.2.8
• 7.2.9
• 7.2.10
• 7.2.11
• 7.2.12

License

• open-source (GNU GPLv3)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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