CVE-2026-87283: 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
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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16 and allows a high privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure where VirtualBox runs to cause a hang or frequent crash, resulting in a complete denial of service. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.0, reflecting its impact on availability only. The scope of the vulnerability extends beyond VirtualBox itself, potentially impacting additional Oracle products. Oracle has addressed this vulnerability in its September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in unauthorized denial of service by causing Oracle VM VirtualBox to hang or crash repeatedly. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability requires high privileges and local access to the system where VirtualBox executes.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released a Critical Security Patch Update in September 2026 that addresses this vulnerability among others. Customers are strongly advised to apply the available patches promptly to mitigate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are specified beyond applying the official patch.
CVE-2026-87283: 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
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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.0medium
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 with logon access to the infrastructure where VirtualBox runs to cause a hang or frequent crash, resulting in a complete denial of service. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.0, reflecting its impact on availability only. The scope of the vulnerability extends beyond VirtualBox itself, potentially impacting additional Oracle products. Oracle has addressed this vulnerability in its September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in unauthorized denial of service by causing Oracle VM VirtualBox to hang or crash repeatedly. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability requires high privileges and local access to the system where VirtualBox executes.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released a Critical Security Patch Update in September 2026 that addresses this vulnerability among others. Customers are strongly advised to apply the available patches promptly to mitigate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are specified beyond applying the official patch.
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: 6aa9a86b55bf5e2cf553b2fb
Added to database: 09/15/2026, 20:19:55 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 20:32:07 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 23:14:14 UTC
Views: 5
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