Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16 Core denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Core. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-87311. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Core. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is 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. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low 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 5.6 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).

The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-87311 since 09/08/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 5.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/08/2026 CVE reserved
10/21/2026 +43 days Advisory disclosed
10/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: oracle.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-87311 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-87311
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-423737

Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2026 03:34
Changes: 10/21/2026 03:34 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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