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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. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with access to the physical communication segment attached to the hardware where the Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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Meta Information

Published

2026-01-20

Last Modified

2026-01-29

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-01-21

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-21982

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
oracle	vm_virtualbox	7.1.14
oracle	vm_virtualbox	7.2.4

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-284	The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product (versions 7.1.14 and 7.2.4) and affects its core component. It is difficult to exploit and requires an unauthenticated attacker to have access to the physical communication segment attached to the hardware running Oracle VM VirtualBox. If successfully exploited, the attacker can take over the Oracle VM VirtualBox, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability can lead to a complete takeover of the Oracle VM VirtualBox environment. This means an attacker could compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the virtual machine and potentially any data or operations running within it.

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