CVE-2026-47043: 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 read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. in Oracle Corporation Oracle VM VirtualBox
CVE-2026-47043 is a vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.12 that allows a high privileged attacker with local access to the infrastructure to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized read access to some data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox. The vulnerability has a low severity score and impacts confidentiality without affecting integrity or availability. No official patch or remediation level is currently confirmed by the vendor advisory.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.12 and involves an easily exploitable flaw that permits a high privileged attacker with local access to the host infrastructure to compromise the Oracle VM VirtualBox environment. The attack scope includes potential impact on additional Oracle products due to the shared infrastructure. The primary impact is unauthorized read access to a subset of data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.2, reflecting a low severity with confidentiality impact only (CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N). There is no vendor advisory indicating an official fix or patch availability at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized read access to some data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox when exploited by a high privileged attacker with local access. It does not impact data integrity or availability. The scope of the vulnerability extends beyond Oracle VM VirtualBox itself, potentially affecting other Oracle products running on the same infrastructure. The overall severity is low based on the CVSS score of 3.2.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Oracle advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html for current remediation guidance. Oracle strongly recommends applying security patches promptly when available. Until a patch is released, limit high privileged local access to the infrastructure running Oracle VM VirtualBox to trusted users only.
CVE-2026-47043: 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 read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. in Oracle Corporation Oracle VM VirtualBox
Description
CVE-2026-47043 is a vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.12 that allows a high privileged attacker with local access to the infrastructure to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized read access to some data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox. The vulnerability has a low severity score and impacts confidentiality without affecting integrity or availability. No official patch or remediation level is currently confirmed by the vendor advisory.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.2low
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.12 and involves an easily exploitable flaw that permits a high privileged attacker with local access to the host infrastructure to compromise the Oracle VM VirtualBox environment. The attack scope includes potential impact on additional Oracle products due to the shared infrastructure. The primary impact is unauthorized read access to a subset of data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.2, reflecting a low severity with confidentiality impact only (CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N). There is no vendor advisory indicating an official fix or patch availability at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized read access to some data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox when exploited by a high privileged attacker with local access. It does not impact data integrity or availability. The scope of the vulnerability extends beyond Oracle VM VirtualBox itself, potentially affecting other Oracle products running on the same infrastructure. The overall severity is low based on the CVSS score of 3.2.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Oracle advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html for current remediation guidance. Oracle strongly recommends applying security patches promptly when available. Until a patch is released, limit high privileged local access to the infrastructure running Oracle VM VirtualBox 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: 6a5fe6cd9c2644c7f8cb08ba
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 21:38:21 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 04:41:00 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:59 UTC
Views: 9
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