CVE-2026-35249: 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 update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. in Oracle Corporation Oracle VM VirtualBox
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.6. 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 update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.2 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N).
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.6 and allows a high privileged local attacker to compromise the VirtualBox environment, resulting in unauthorized modification (update, insert, delete) of accessible data. The CVSS vector indicates local attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, scope change, no confidentiality or availability impact, and low integrity impact. The vulnerability's scope change suggests potential impact on other Oracle products. Oracle's April 2026 Critical Patch Update advisory includes many patches but does not explicitly confirm a fix for this CVE. The vulnerability is classified as low severity with a CVSS score of 3.2.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a high privileged local attacker to modify data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox, potentially affecting data integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. The vulnerability's scope change indicates that other Oracle products might be indirectly affected. No known exploits in the wild have been reported, and the overall severity is low.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2026.html for current remediation guidance. Oracle strongly recommends applying Critical Patch Updates promptly to mitigate vulnerabilities. Until official patches are confirmed and applied, restrict high privileged access to the infrastructure running Oracle VM VirtualBox to trusted administrators only.
CVE-2026-35249: 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 update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. in Oracle Corporation Oracle VM VirtualBox
Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.6. 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 update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.2 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N).
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.6 and allows a high privileged local attacker to compromise the VirtualBox environment, resulting in unauthorized modification (update, insert, delete) of accessible data. The CVSS vector indicates local attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, scope change, no confidentiality or availability impact, and low integrity impact. The vulnerability's scope change suggests potential impact on other Oracle products. Oracle's April 2026 Critical Patch Update advisory includes many patches but does not explicitly confirm a fix for this CVE. The vulnerability is classified as low severity with a CVSS score of 3.2.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a high privileged local attacker to modify data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox, potentially affecting data integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. The vulnerability's scope change indicates that other Oracle products might be indirectly affected. No known exploits in the wild have been reported, and the overall severity is low.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2026.html for current remediation guidance. Oracle strongly recommends applying Critical Patch Updates promptly to mitigate vulnerabilities. Until official patches are confirmed and applied, restrict high privileged access to the infrastructure running Oracle VM VirtualBox to trusted administrators only.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- oracle
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-01T20:03:40.834Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2026.html","vendor":"Oracle"}]
Threat ID: 69e7e5b119fe3cd2cdfa01b1
Added to database: 4/21/2026, 9:01:37 PM
Last enriched: 4/21/2026, 9:17:26 PM
Last updated: 4/22/2026, 7:20:08 AM
Views: 11
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