Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 Core privileges management

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14. This affects an unknown function of the component Core. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-71128. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Core. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect 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 7.2.14. 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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).

It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-71128 since 08/05/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. 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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• Virtualization Software

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• Oracle

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• VM VirtualBox

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• 7.2.14

License

• open-source (GNU GPLv3)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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