CVE-2026-71128: 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-2026-71128 is a vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.14 that allows a high privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure to cause a denial of service by hanging or crashing the application. The vulnerability affects availability and may impact additional products due to scope change. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.0, indicating a medium severity issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 allows an attacker with high privileges and logon access to the host infrastructure to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox by causing it to hang or crash repeatedly, resulting in a complete denial of service. The vulnerability impacts availability only and does not affect confidentiality or integrity. The scope of the vulnerability extends beyond Oracle VM VirtualBox, potentially affecting other products. The CVSS vector is AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in unauthorized denial of service (hang or crash) of Oracle VM VirtualBox, potentially affecting availability of the virtualization environment and possibly other related products due to scope change. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vendor advisory does not explicitly state the availability of a patch for this specific vulnerability. However, Oracle strongly recommends applying all available security patches promptly to mitigate vulnerabilities. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Oracle advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html for current remediation guidance.
CVE-2026-71128: 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-2026-71128 is a vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.14 that allows a high privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure to cause a denial of service by hanging or crashing the application. The vulnerability affects availability and may impact additional products due to scope change. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.0, indicating a medium severity issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.0medium
Affected software
Oracle Corporation
Oracle VM VirtualBox
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 allows an attacker with high privileges and logon access to the host infrastructure to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox by causing it to hang or crash repeatedly, resulting in a complete denial of service. The vulnerability impacts availability only and does not affect confidentiality or integrity. The scope of the vulnerability extends beyond Oracle VM VirtualBox, potentially affecting other products. The CVSS vector is AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in unauthorized denial of service (hang or crash) of Oracle VM VirtualBox, potentially affecting availability of the virtualization environment and possibly other related products due to scope change. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vendor advisory does not explicitly state the availability of a patch for this specific vulnerability. However, Oracle strongly recommends applying all available security patches promptly to mitigate vulnerabilities. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Oracle advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html for current remediation guidance.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- oracle
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-04T22:06:34.619Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html","vendor":"Oracle"}]
Threat ID: 6a84ccd3c6e8be0332c3912d
Added to database: 08/18/2026, 21:21:23 UTC
Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 12:03:00 UTC
Last updated: 10/02/2026, 02:46:06 UTC
Views: 29
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