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CVE-2026-46825: 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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. in Oracle Corporat

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-46825cvecve-2026-46825
Published: Tue Jun 16 2026 (06/16/2026, 19:27:29 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Oracle Corporation
Product: Oracle VM VirtualBox

Description

CVE-2026-46825 is a vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.8 affecting the VMSVGA device component. It allows a high privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure running Oracle VM VirtualBox to compromise the product. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical or accessible data within Oracle VM VirtualBox. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.0, indicating a medium severity with integrity impact and scope change. Oracle has published a Critical Security Patch Update advisory recommending timely patching to mitigate this and other vulnerabilities.

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.0medium

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected software

Affected versions
=7.2.8

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 06/16/2026, 23:01:32 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.8 involves the VMSVGA device component and permits a high privileged attacker who already has logon access to the host infrastructure to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. The attack can result in unauthorized modification, creation, or deletion of critical data or all data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N) indicates local attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, scope change, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact. The vendor advisory from Oracle strongly recommends applying the June 2026 Critical Security Patch Update to address this and other vulnerabilities. No explicit patch or fix version is stated for this specific vulnerability in the advisory, but the advisory urges customers to apply the update promptly.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation allows a high privileged local attacker to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox, resulting in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical or accessible data. The scope of impact extends beyond Oracle VM VirtualBox itself, potentially affecting additional products. The integrity of data is impacted, but confidentiality and availability are not affected according to the CVSS vector.

Mitigation Recommendations

Oracle strongly recommends applying the June 2026 Critical Security Patch Update as soon as possible to address this vulnerability along with others. Until patches are applied, risk may be reduced by restricting privileges and access to the affected infrastructure to only necessary users. Blocking network protocols required by potential attacks may also help but could disrupt functionality. No specific workaround or temporary fix is detailed in the advisory. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed for this vulnerability alone; therefore, customers should consult the Oracle advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspujun2026.html for the latest remediation guidance.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
oracle
Date Reserved
2026-05-18T15:55:10.303Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspujun2026.html","vendor":"Oracle"}]

Threat ID: 6a31b6160b89be68882659cd

Added to database: 6/16/2026, 8:46:14 PM

Last enriched: 6/16/2026, 11:01:32 PM

Last updated: 6/17/2026, 5:11:16 AM

Views: 2

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