CVE-2026-87281: 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
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.16. 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. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.2 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16 and allows a high privileged attacker who already has logon access to the infrastructure where VirtualBox runs to compromise the VirtualBox environment. The attack can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 3.2, indicating a low severity impact focused on confidentiality. Oracle has addressed this vulnerability in its September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update, which includes numerous security patches across multiple Oracle products.
Potential Impact
An attacker with high privileges and logon access to the host infrastructure can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized read access to some data within Oracle VM VirtualBox. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The scope of the vulnerability extends beyond VirtualBox, potentially affecting additional Oracle products. The overall severity is low.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released a Critical Security Patch Update in September 2026 that includes fixes for this vulnerability. Customers are strongly advised to apply the relevant patches promptly to mitigate the risk. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified. Staying on actively supported versions and applying Oracle patches without delay is recommended.
CVE-2026-87281: 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
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.16. 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. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.2 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.2low
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 high privileged attacker who already has logon access to the infrastructure where VirtualBox runs to compromise the VirtualBox environment. The attack can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 3.2, indicating a low severity impact focused on confidentiality. Oracle has addressed this vulnerability in its September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update, which includes numerous security patches across multiple Oracle products.
Potential Impact
An attacker with high privileges and logon access to the host infrastructure can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized read access to some data within Oracle VM VirtualBox. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The scope of the vulnerability extends beyond VirtualBox, potentially affecting additional Oracle products. The overall severity is low.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released a Critical Security Patch Update in September 2026 that includes fixes for this vulnerability. Customers are strongly advised to apply the relevant patches promptly to mitigate the risk. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified. Staying on actively supported versions and applying Oracle patches without delay is recommended.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- oracle
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-08T21:49:12.408Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html","vendor":"Oracle"}]
Threat ID: 6aa9a86b55bf5e2cf553b2f9
Added to database: 09/15/2026, 20:19:55 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 20:32:15 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 02:12:28 UTC
Views: 7
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