CVE-2026-46877: 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. in Oracle Corporation Oracle VM Vi
CVE-2026-46877 is a vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.8 affecting the VMSVGA device component. It allows a high privileged attacker with local access to the infrastructure running Oracle VM VirtualBox to compromise the product. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.0, indicating a medium severity with significant confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. Oracle has published a Critical Security Patch Update advisory recommending prompt patching and mitigation steps. No explicit patch or fix version is stated for this specific vulnerability in the advisory.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.8 involves the VMSVGA device and allows a high privileged local attacker to compromise the virtualization product, potentially gaining unauthorized access to critical or all accessible data within Oracle VM VirtualBox. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N) indicates that the attack requires local access with high privileges, low attack complexity, no user interaction, and results in a confidentiality breach with scope change. The vulnerability may also impact additional Oracle products due to scope change. Oracle’s June 2026 Critical Security Patch Update advisory includes this vulnerability among many others but does not explicitly confirm a patch for version 7.2.8 or provide a remediation level. Oracle strongly recommends applying security patches promptly and reducing risk by limiting privileges and blocking attack-related protocols where feasible.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.8. The confidentiality impact is high, but there is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires a high privileged attacker with local access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox runs. The scope of impact may extend beyond Oracle VM VirtualBox to additional Oracle products due to the nature of the vulnerability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle strongly recommends applying the June 2026 Critical Security Patch Update promptly to address this and other vulnerabilities. Although the advisory does not explicitly confirm a patch for Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.8, customers should monitor Oracle’s official patch availability documentation linked in the advisory. Until patches are applied, risk can be reduced by limiting user privileges to only those necessary and blocking network protocols required by potential attacks, recognizing that these measures may impact functionality. Oracle advises remaining on actively supported versions and applying security patches without delay.
CVE-2026-46877: 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. in Oracle Corporation Oracle VM Vi
Description
CVE-2026-46877 is a vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.8 affecting the VMSVGA device component. It allows a high privileged attacker with local access to the infrastructure running Oracle VM VirtualBox to compromise the product. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.0, indicating a medium severity with significant confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. Oracle has published a Critical Security Patch Update advisory recommending prompt patching and mitigation steps. No explicit patch or fix version is stated for this specific vulnerability in the advisory.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.0medium
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.8 involves the VMSVGA device and allows a high privileged local attacker to compromise the virtualization product, potentially gaining unauthorized access to critical or all accessible data within Oracle VM VirtualBox. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N) indicates that the attack requires local access with high privileges, low attack complexity, no user interaction, and results in a confidentiality breach with scope change. The vulnerability may also impact additional Oracle products due to scope change. Oracle’s June 2026 Critical Security Patch Update advisory includes this vulnerability among many others but does not explicitly confirm a patch for version 7.2.8 or provide a remediation level. Oracle strongly recommends applying security patches promptly and reducing risk by limiting privileges and blocking attack-related protocols where feasible.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.8. The confidentiality impact is high, but there is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires a high privileged attacker with local access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox runs. The scope of impact may extend beyond Oracle VM VirtualBox to additional Oracle products due to the nature of the vulnerability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle strongly recommends applying the June 2026 Critical Security Patch Update promptly to address this and other vulnerabilities. Although the advisory does not explicitly confirm a patch for Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.8, customers should monitor Oracle’s official patch availability documentation linked in the advisory. Until patches are applied, risk can be reduced by limiting user privileges to only those necessary and blocking network protocols required by potential attacks, recognizing that these measures may impact functionality. Oracle advises remaining on actively supported versions and applying security patches without delay.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- oracle
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-18T15:55:10.308Z
- 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: 6a31b61e0b89be6888265bb4
Added to database: 6/16/2026, 8:46:22 PM
Last enriched: 6/16/2026, 9:47:11 PM
Last updated: 6/17/2026, 5:34:35 AM
Views: 10
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