CVE-2026-87301 Oracle VM VirtualBox - Broken Access Control

Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16 contains a vulnerability in the Core component that allows low privileged logged-in attackers to cause unauthorized access to critical data or denial of service by crashing the application.

CVSS base score 8.4 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
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Details

Type
Broken Access Control
Impact
Information Disclosure, Denial Of Service
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
Published
20 October 2026
Updated
21 October 2026

Vendor fix

Update to a version later than 7.2.16 or the latest available version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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