CVE-2026-87284: 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 partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. in Oracle Corporation Oracle VM Virtual
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 partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.2 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L).
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16 allows a high privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure where VirtualBox executes to compromise the product, resulting in a partial denial of service. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, scope change, no confidentiality or integrity impact, and low availability impact. The vulnerability may also impact additional products due to scope change. Oracle has addressed this vulnerability in its September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can cause a partial denial of service of Oracle VM VirtualBox, impacting availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability requires high privileges and local access, limiting the attack surface. The scope change indicates that other products depending on Oracle VM VirtualBox may also be affected.
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 security patches promptly to mitigate this issue. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-87284: 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 partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. in Oracle Corporation Oracle VM Virtual
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 partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.2 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L).
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.2low
Affected software
Oracle Corporation
Oracle VM VirtualBox
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16 allows a high privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure where VirtualBox executes to compromise the product, resulting in a partial denial of service. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, scope change, no confidentiality or integrity impact, and low availability impact. The vulnerability may also impact additional products due to scope change. Oracle has addressed this vulnerability in its September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can cause a partial denial of service of Oracle VM VirtualBox, impacting availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability requires high privileges and local access, limiting the attack surface. The scope change indicates that other products depending on Oracle VM VirtualBox may also be affected.
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 security patches promptly to mitigate this issue. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor advisory.
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: 6aa9a86b55bf5e2cf553b2fc
Added to database: 09/15/2026, 20:19:55 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 20:32:04 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 00:01:22 UTC
Views: 6
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