Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). (CVE-2026-87283)
A vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.16 allows a high privileged attacker with local access to cause a denial of service by hanging or crashing the application. The vulnerability affects the core component and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.0, indicating a medium severity impact on availability. Oracle has released security patches addressing this and many other vulnerabilities in their September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-87283 is a vulnerability in the core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.16. It allows a high privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox runs to cause a hang or frequent crash, resulting in a complete denial of service. The vulnerability impacts availability only and does not affect confidentiality or integrity. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H, with a base score of 6.0. Oracle has included a fix for 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. This affects availability but does not compromise confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability requires high privileges and local access to the system. The scope is changed, meaning the impact may extend beyond Oracle VM VirtualBox to other products running on the same infrastructure.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released a security patch for this vulnerability as part of the September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Users of Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.16 should apply the update promptly to remediate this issue. Oracle strongly recommends remaining on actively supported versions and applying security patches without delay. No additional mitigation steps are specified by Oracle.
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). (CVE-2026-87283)
Description
A vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.16 allows a high privileged attacker with local access to cause a denial of service by hanging or crashing the application. The vulnerability affects the core component and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.0, indicating a medium severity impact on availability. Oracle has released security patches addressing this and many other vulnerabilities in their September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.0medium
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-87283 is a vulnerability in the core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.16. It allows a high privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox runs to cause a hang or frequent crash, resulting in a complete denial of service. The vulnerability impacts availability only and does not affect confidentiality or integrity. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H, with a base score of 6.0. Oracle has included a fix for 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. This affects availability but does not compromise confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability requires high privileges and local access to the system. The scope is changed, meaning the impact may extend beyond Oracle VM VirtualBox to other products running on the same infrastructure.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released a security patch for this vulnerability as part of the September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Users of Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.16 should apply the update promptly to remediate this issue. Oracle strongly recommends remaining on actively supported versions and applying security patches without delay. No additional mitigation steps are specified by Oracle.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-vprm-pf4c-xg9j
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-87283"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaa07d855bf5e2cf5ea2d1f
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 03:07:04 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 03:18:19 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 03:18:19 UTC
Views: 1
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