CVE-2026-71140: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. in Oracle Corporation Oracle VM VirtualBox
CVE-2026-71140 is a vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.14 that allows a high privileged attacker with local access to the infrastructure where VirtualBox runs to compromise the product. Exploitation can lead to unauthorized read, update, insert, or delete access to some data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox. The vulnerability has a low severity with a CVSS score of 3.4, primarily impacting confidentiality and integrity.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.14. It allows an attacker who already has high privileges and local access to the host infrastructure to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized modification (update, insert, delete) and unauthorized reading of some data accessible by VirtualBox. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and low confidentiality and integrity impacts. No availability impact is noted. There is no explicit vendor advisory stating a patch or fix for this specific version, but Oracle strongly recommends applying security patches promptly as part of their Critical Security Patch Update process.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to unauthorized read and modification of some Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data by a high privileged local attacker. There is no impact on availability. The confidentiality and integrity impacts are low, and the attack requires high privileges and local access, limiting the risk to environments where an attacker already has significant access.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle's advisory emphasizes the importance of applying security patches without delay and remaining on actively supported versions. However, no specific patch or fix for this vulnerability in version 7.2.14 is explicitly stated in the advisory. Users should monitor Oracle's Critical Security Patch Updates and apply relevant patches when available. Until a patch is confirmed, restricting high privileged access and monitoring for suspicious activity on hosts running Oracle VM VirtualBox is recommended.
CVE-2026-71140: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. in Oracle Corporation Oracle VM VirtualBox
Description
CVE-2026-71140 is a vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.14 that allows a high privileged attacker with local access to the infrastructure where VirtualBox runs to compromise the product. Exploitation can lead to unauthorized read, update, insert, or delete access to some data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox. The vulnerability has a low severity with a CVSS score of 3.4, primarily impacting confidentiality and integrity.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.4low
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.14. It allows an attacker who already has high privileges and local access to the host infrastructure to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized modification (update, insert, delete) and unauthorized reading of some data accessible by VirtualBox. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and low confidentiality and integrity impacts. No availability impact is noted. There is no explicit vendor advisory stating a patch or fix for this specific version, but Oracle strongly recommends applying security patches promptly as part of their Critical Security Patch Update process.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to unauthorized read and modification of some Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data by a high privileged local attacker. There is no impact on availability. The confidentiality and integrity impacts are low, and the attack requires high privileges and local access, limiting the risk to environments where an attacker already has significant access.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle's advisory emphasizes the importance of applying security patches without delay and remaining on actively supported versions. However, no specific patch or fix for this vulnerability in version 7.2.14 is explicitly stated in the advisory. Users should monitor Oracle's Critical Security Patch Updates and apply relevant patches when available. Until a patch is confirmed, restricting high privileged access and monitoring for suspicious activity on hosts running Oracle VM VirtualBox is recommended.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- oracle
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-04T22:06:34.620Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html","vendor":"Oracle"}]
Threat ID: 6a84ccd7c6e8be0332c39175
Added to database: 08/18/2026, 21:21:27 UTC
Last enriched: 08/18/2026, 22:37:29 UTC
Last updated: 08/19/2026, 02:50:53 UTC
Views: 5
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