CVE-2026-21987

HIGH EPSS 9.5%
Published Jan 20, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.2 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Jan 20, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.2
Exploitability
1.5
Impact
6.0
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
9.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
oraclevm_virtualbox7.1.14any
oraclevm_virtualbox7.2.4any

References 1

  • oracle.com https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2026.html
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.