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CVE-2025-62591VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-62591: Oracle VM VirtualBox · Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure

Affects Oracle VM VirtualBoxSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.0 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.0Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 21 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Oracleoracle/virtualboxpkg:rpm/oracle/virtualboxOther threatsAffected
  • =7.1.12
  • =7.2.2
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-62591, European organizations should: 1) Immediately identify and inventory all Oracle VM VirtualBox instances running versions 7.1.12 and 7.2.2. 2) Apply vendor patches or updates as soon as Oracle releases fixes for this vulnerability. 3) Restrict and tightly control administrative and privileged access to hosts running VirtualBox, employing the principle of least privilege. 4) Implement robust monitoring and logging of privileged user activities to detect any suspicious behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. 5) Use network segmentation to isolate virtualization hosts from less trusted network zones to reduce attack surface. 6) Consider deploying host-based intrusion detection systems (HIDS) to detect anomalous activities on virtualization hosts. 7) Regularly review and update security policies related to virtualization infrastructure. 8) Educate system administrators about the risks associated with elevated privileges and the importance of secure credential management. These targeted actions go beyond generic advice by focusing on access control, monitoring, and patch management specific to the virtualization environment.

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.12 and 7.2.2. 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).

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