CVE-2026-21981
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Publication date: 2026-01-20

Last updated on: 2026-01-29

Assigner: Oracle

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 unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.6 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L).
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Published
2026-01-20
Last Modified
2026-01-29
Generated
2026-05-07
AI Q&A
2026-01-21
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
NVD
CVE-2026-21981
EUVD
EUVD-2026-3531
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 2 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
oracle vm_virtualbox 7.1.14
oracle vm_virtualbox 7.2.4
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CWE ID Description
CWE-269 The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability exists in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product, specifically in versions 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. It allows a highly privileged attacker who has logged on to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox runs to compromise the VirtualBox software. The attacker can gain unauthorized read access to some data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox and can also cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) affecting the availability of the product.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

If exploited, this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized disclosure of some data within Oracle VM VirtualBox and can cause a partial denial of service, which means some functions or services of Oracle VM VirtualBox may become unavailable or degraded. This could disrupt operations relying on VirtualBox and expose sensitive information to attackers with high privileges.


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