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Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). (CVE-2026-71114)

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-71114gcveosvubuntu-cve-2026-71114cve-2026-71114ubuntu-16-04-ltsubuntu-18-04-ltsubuntu-20-04-ltsubuntu-22-04-ltsubuntu-24-04-ltsubuntu-26-04-lts
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 high privileged attacker with local access to compromise the VirtualBox environment. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality and can lead to unauthorized access to critical data within Oracle VM VirtualBox. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.0, indicating a medium severity issue. No official patch or remediation details are provided in the vendor advisory.

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.0medium

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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, 15:21:42 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-71114 is a vulnerability in the core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.14. It allows a high privileged attacker with local access (logon) to the infrastructure running Oracle VM VirtualBox to compromise the product, resulting in unauthorized access to critical data. The vulnerability affects confidentiality but does not impact integrity or availability. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N, with a base score of 6.0. The vulnerability scope change indicates potential impact on additional products beyond VirtualBox. Affected versions include a wide range of specific builds from 5.0.4-dfsg-2 through 7.2.6-dfsg-4 as enumerated. No vendor advisory explicitly states patch availability for this specific vulnerability.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation allows a high privileged local attacker to gain unauthorized access to critical data within Oracle VM VirtualBox. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality with no direct impact on integrity or availability. The scope change suggests that other products related to Oracle VM VirtualBox may also be affected. There are no reports of known exploits in the wild.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Oracle advisory and Critical Security Patch Update documentation for current remediation guidance. Oracle strongly recommends applying security patches promptly when available and remaining on actively-supported versions. Since no explicit patch link or fix is provided for this vulnerability, monitor Oracle's official security alerts for updates.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-71114
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: 6a870a95acd9273b49b5a55a

Added to database: 08/20/2026, 14:09:25 UTC

Last enriched: 08/20/2026, 15:21:42 UTC

Last updated: 08/21/2026, 03:51:58 UTC

Views: 8

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