CVE-2026-47041: 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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. in Oracle Corporation Oracle
CVE-2026-47041 is a vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.12 that allows a high privileged attacker with logon access to the host infrastructure to cause a denial of service by hanging or crashing the VirtualBox application. The vulnerability affects the core component and can impact additional products due to scope change. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.0, indicating a medium severity with a focus on availability impact. No official patch or remediation level has been confirmed yet according to the vendor advisory.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.12 allows an attacker with high privileges and logon access to the host system to compromise the VirtualBox process, resulting in an unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequent crash, leading to a complete denial of service. The vulnerability affects the core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox and has a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.0 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H). The attack scope includes potential impact on additional products beyond VirtualBox. The vendor advisory does not explicitly confirm a patch or remediation level for this specific vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in a denial of service condition by causing Oracle VM VirtualBox to hang or crash repeatedly. There is no confidentiality or integrity impact reported. The attack requires local access with high privileges and does not require user interaction. The vulnerability has a scope change, meaning it may affect other products relying on Oracle VM VirtualBox.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html for current remediation guidance. Oracle strongly recommends applying available security patches promptly when released. Until a patch is available, restrict high privileged access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox runs to trusted users only.
CVE-2026-47041: 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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. in Oracle Corporation Oracle
Description
CVE-2026-47041 is a vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.12 that allows a high privileged attacker with logon access to the host infrastructure to cause a denial of service by hanging or crashing the VirtualBox application. The vulnerability affects the core component and can impact additional products due to scope change. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.0, indicating a medium severity with a focus on availability impact. No official patch or remediation level has been confirmed yet according to the vendor advisory.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.0medium
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.12 allows an attacker with high privileges and logon access to the host system to compromise the VirtualBox process, resulting in an unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequent crash, leading to a complete denial of service. The vulnerability affects the core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox and has a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.0 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H). The attack scope includes potential impact on additional products beyond VirtualBox. The vendor advisory does not explicitly confirm a patch or remediation level for this specific vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in a denial of service condition by causing Oracle VM VirtualBox to hang or crash repeatedly. There is no confidentiality or integrity impact reported. The attack requires local access with high privileges and does not require user interaction. The vulnerability has a scope change, meaning it may affect other products relying on Oracle VM VirtualBox.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html for current remediation guidance. Oracle strongly recommends applying available security patches promptly when released. Until a patch is available, restrict high privileged access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox runs to trusted users only.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- oracle
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-18T15:55:10.318Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html","vendor":"Oracle"}]
Threat ID: 6a5fe6cd9c2644c7f8cb08b7
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 21:38:21 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 04:40:51 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:59 UTC
Views: 7
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