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Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). (CVE-2026-71151)

0
Medium
Published: 08/20/2026 (08/20/2026, 00:00:00 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Product: virtualbox

Description

A vulnerability exists in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.14 that allows a low privileged attacker with logon access to the host infrastructure to potentially compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, enabling unauthorized access to critical or all accessible data within Oracle VM VirtualBox. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.6, indicating a medium severity. Exploitation requires local access with high attack complexity and no user interaction. No known exploits are reported in the wild. Oracle has issued a Critical Security Patch Update recommending timely patching, but no specific patch details for this version are provided in the advisory.

CVSS v3.1

Score 5.6medium

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected software

Ubuntu:16.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
virtualbox
pkg:deb/ubuntu/virtualbox?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected versions
=5.0.4-dfsg-2=5.0.8-dfsg-1=5.0.10-dfsg-1=5.0.10-dfsg-2=5.0.10-dfsg-3=5.0.10-dfsg-4=5.0.10-dfsg-5=5.0.10-dfsg-6=5.0.10-dfsg-7=5.0.12-dfsg-1=5.0.12-dfsg-2=5.0.14-dfsg-1=5.0.14-dfsg-2=5.0.14-dfsg-2build1=5.0.16-dfsg-2=5.0.16-dfsg-3=5.0.18-dfsg-1=5.0.18-dfsg-1ubuntu1=5.0.18-dfsg-2=5.0.18-dfsg-2build1=5.0.18-dfsg-2ubuntu1=5.0.24-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1=5.0.32-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2=5.0.36-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2=5.0.40-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1=5.0.40-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2=5.1.34-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2=5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1=5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2=5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
virtualbox
pkg:deb/ubuntu/virtualbox?arch=source&distro=bionic
Affected versions
=5.1.30-dfsg-1=5.2.0-dfsg-1build2=5.2.0-dfsg-2=5.2.0-dfsg-4=5.2.0-dfsg-5=5.2.2-dfsg-2=5.2.2-dfsg-3~build1=5.2.2-dfsg-3=5.2.4-dfsg-1=5.2.4-dfsg-2=5.2.6-dfsg-1=5.2.6-dfsg-2=5.2.6-dfsg-3=5.2.6-dfsg-3build1=5.2.6-dfsg-5=5.2.8-dfsg-2=5.2.8-dfsg-3=5.2.8-dfsg-5=5.2.8-dfsg-6=5.2.8-dfsg-7=5.2.10-dfsg-1=5.2.10-dfsg-2=5.2.10-dfsg-5=5.2.10-dfsg-6=5.2.10-dfsg-6ubuntu18.04.1=5.2.18-dfsg-2~ubuntu18.04.1=5.2.18-dfsg-2~ubuntu18.04.3=5.2.18-dfsg-2~ubuntu18.04.5=5.2.32-dfsg-0~ubuntu18.04.1=5.2.34-dfsg-0~ubuntu18.04.1=5.2.42-dfsg-0~ubuntu1.18.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
virtualbox
pkg:deb/ubuntu/virtualbox?arch=source&distro=focal
Affected versions
=6.0.14-dfsg-1=6.0.14-dfsg-2~build1=6.0.14-dfsg-2=6.1.0-dfsg-3build1=6.1.0-dfsg-3build2=6.1.2-dfsg-1=6.1.2-dfsg-1build1=6.1.4-dfsg-1=6.1.4-dfsg-2~build1=6.1.4-dfsg-2=6.1.4-dfsg-4=6.1.6-dfsg-1=6.1.10-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.20.04.1=6.1.16-dfsg-6~ubuntu1.20.04.1=6.1.16-dfsg-6~ubuntu1.20.04.2=6.1.22-dfsg-2~ubuntu1.20.04.1=6.1.26-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.20.04.1=6.1.26-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.20.04.2=6.1.32-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.20.04.1=6.1.34-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.20.04.1=6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.20.04.1=6.1.48-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.20.04.1=6.1.50-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.20.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
virtualbox
pkg:deb/ubuntu/virtualbox?arch=source&distro=jammy
Affected versions
=6.1.26-dfsg-4=6.1.28-dfsg-1=6.1.30-dfsg-1=6.1.32-dfsg-1=6.1.32-dfsg-1build1=6.1.34-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1=6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1=6.1.48-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.22.04.1=6.1.50-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.22.04.1=6.1.50-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.22.04.3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
virtualbox
pkg:deb/ubuntu/virtualbox?arch=source&distro=noble
Affected versions
=7.0.10-dfsg-3=7.0.12-dfsg-1=7.0.12-dfsg-1build1=7.0.14-dfsg-1=7.0.14-dfsg-2=7.0.14-dfsg-4=7.0.14-dfsg-4build4=7.0.14-dfsg-4build5=7.0.16-dfsg-1=7.0.16-dfsg-2=7.0.16-dfsg-2ubuntu1=7.0.16-dfsg-2ubuntu1.1=7.0.16-dfsg-2ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
virtualbox
pkg:deb/ubuntu/virtualbox?arch=source&distro=resolute
Affected versions
=7.2.2-dfsg-2=7.2.2-dfsg-3=7.2.4-dfsg-1=7.2.4-dfsg-1build1=7.2.4-dfsg-2~build1=7.2.4-dfsg-3=7.2.6-dfsg-3=7.2.6-dfsg-3ubuntu1=7.2.6-dfsg-3.2=7.2.6-dfsg-4

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/20/2026, 15:07:59 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-71151 is a vulnerability in the core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.14. It allows a low privileged attacker with local logon access to the infrastructure running Oracle VM VirtualBox to compromise the product, resulting in unauthorized access to critical data. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.6 with vector AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating local attack vector, high attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, scope change, and high confidentiality impact without integrity or availability impact. The vulnerability may also affect additional products due to scope change. There is no vendor advisory explicitly confirming patch availability for this specific version in the provided data.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized access to critical data within Oracle VM VirtualBox, potentially compromising confidentiality. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability. The attack requires local access with low privileges and has high attack complexity, limiting the ease of exploitation. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Oracle vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Oracle strongly recommends applying security patches promptly and remaining on actively-supported versions. Since no explicit patch information is provided for this specific vulnerability, users should monitor Oracle's Critical Security Patch Updates and apply relevant patches when available.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-71151
Osv Schema Version
1.7.0
Aliases
[]
Ecosystems
["Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"]
Database Specific Severity
null
Cvss Version
3.1

Threat ID: 6a870a94acd9273b49b5a512

Added to database: 08/20/2026, 14:09:24 UTC

Last enriched: 08/20/2026, 15:07:59 UTC

Last updated: 08/20/2026, 23:51:58 UTC

Views: 5

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