Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.14 Core privileges management

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.14. This affects an unknown part of the component Core. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-71114. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.14. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Core. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.14. 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 access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-71114 since 08/05/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 08/19/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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• Oracle

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• VirtualBox

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• 7.2.14

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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