Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.16 Core resource consumption

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.16. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Core. Performing a manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-87277. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.16. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component Core. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on 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 7.2.16. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via RDP to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. 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 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-87277 since 09/08/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed 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 09/16/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 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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• 7.2.16

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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