CVE-2026-87267: Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via RDP to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. 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 VM VirtualBox
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.16. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via RDP to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16 and allows a low privileged attacker with network access via RDP to cause a hang or frequent crash, resulting in a complete denial of service. The attack complexity is high, and no user interaction is required. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or integrity but affects availability. Oracle has acknowledged this issue in its September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update advisory, which includes patches for this and many other vulnerabilities across Oracle products.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service by causing Oracle VM VirtualBox to hang or crash repeatedly. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability requires network access via RDP and is difficult to exploit due to high attack complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released security patches as part of the September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update that address this vulnerability. Users of Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.16 should apply the relevant patches promptly to remediate this issue. Oracle strongly recommends remaining on actively supported versions and applying security patches without delay.
CVE-2026-87267: Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via RDP to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. 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 VM VirtualBox
Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.16. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via RDP to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Oracle Corporation
Oracle VM VirtualBox
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16 and allows a low privileged attacker with network access via RDP to cause a hang or frequent crash, resulting in a complete denial of service. The attack complexity is high, and no user interaction is required. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or integrity but affects availability. Oracle has acknowledged this issue in its September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update advisory, which includes patches for this and many other vulnerabilities across Oracle products.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service by causing Oracle VM VirtualBox to hang or crash repeatedly. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability requires network access via RDP and is difficult to exploit due to high attack complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released security patches as part of the September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update that address this vulnerability. Users of Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.16 should apply the relevant patches promptly to remediate this issue. Oracle strongly recommends remaining on actively supported versions and applying security patches without delay.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- oracle
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-08T21:49:12.407Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html","vendor":"Oracle"}]
Threat ID: 6aa9a86855bf5e2cf553b2d9
Added to database: 09/15/2026, 20:19:52 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 20:32:48 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 23:26:10 UTC
Views: 4
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