CVE-2026-87277: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated 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
A vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.16 allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via RDP to cause a denial of service by hanging or crashing the product. The vulnerability impacts availability but does not affect confidentiality or integrity. It has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (high severity).
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-87277 is a vulnerability in the core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.16. It allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via RDP to cause a hang or frequent crash of the software, resulting in a denial of service condition. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires no privileges or user interaction and impacts availability only.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in a denial of service (DoS) condition by causing Oracle VM VirtualBox to hang or crash repeatedly. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle strongly recommends applying security patches without delay. However, the provided vendor advisory does not explicitly confirm a patch for this specific vulnerability or provide patch details for Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Oracle advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html for current remediation guidance.
CVE-2026-87277: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated 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
A vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.16 allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via RDP to cause a denial of service by hanging or crashing the product. The vulnerability impacts availability but does not affect confidentiality or integrity. It has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (high severity).
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-87277 is a vulnerability in the core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.16. It allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via RDP to cause a hang or frequent crash of the software, resulting in a denial of service condition. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires no privileges or user interaction and impacts availability only.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in a denial of service (DoS) condition by causing Oracle VM VirtualBox to hang or crash repeatedly. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle strongly recommends applying security patches without delay. However, the provided vendor advisory does not explicitly confirm a patch for this specific vulnerability or provide patch details for Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Oracle advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html for current remediation guidance.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-f5vh-x55r-73jm
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-87277"]
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaa07d855bf5e2cf5ea2d2d
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 03:07:04 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 03:21:36 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 05:01:22 UTC
Views: 1
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