CVE-2026-21988
HIGHOracle VM VirtualBox <7.2.4 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
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).
Scores
CVSS v3
8.2
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
4.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
Status
published
Affected Products (2)
oracle/vm_virtualbox
oracle/vm_virtualbox
Timeline
Published
Jan 20, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026