Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.16 Core information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.16. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Core. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-87280. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.16. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Core. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect 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 7.2.16. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged 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. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.2 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-87280 since 09/08/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

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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