Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). (CVE-2026-87274)
A vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.16 allows a low privileged attacker with logon access to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) through a difficult to exploit method requiring user interaction. The impact is limited to availability with no confidentiality or integrity loss. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4 (medium severity). Oracle has included this fix in their September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-87274 is a vulnerability in the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.16. It allows a low privileged attacker who has logon access to the infrastructure running VirtualBox to cause a denial of service by hanging or repeatedly crashing the application. Exploitation requires high attack complexity and user interaction from a person other than the attacker. The vulnerability impacts availability only, with no confidentiality or integrity impact. Oracle has addressed this vulnerability in their September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update.
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 local access with low privileges and user interaction, making exploitation difficult.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released a security patch for this vulnerability as part of the September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. It is strongly recommended to apply the available patch promptly to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). (CVE-2026-87274)
Description
A vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.16 allows a low privileged attacker with logon access to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) through a difficult to exploit method requiring user interaction. The impact is limited to availability with no confidentiality or integrity loss. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4 (medium severity). Oracle has included this fix in their September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.4medium
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-87274 is a vulnerability in the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.16. It allows a low privileged attacker who has logon access to the infrastructure running VirtualBox to cause a denial of service by hanging or repeatedly crashing the application. Exploitation requires high attack complexity and user interaction from a person other than the attacker. The vulnerability impacts availability only, with no confidentiality or integrity impact. Oracle has addressed this vulnerability in their September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update.
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 local access with low privileges and user interaction, making exploitation difficult.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released a security patch for this vulnerability as part of the September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. It is strongly recommended to apply the available patch promptly to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-v8gf-7q28-8j3c
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-87274"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaa07d855bf5e2cf5ea2d29
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 03:07:04 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 03:21:02 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 05:01:23 UTC
Views: 1
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