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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 access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

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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

2026-07-04

NVD

CVE-2026-21985

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-NVD-CWE-noinfo

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Executive Summary

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 already has logon access to the infrastructure running Oracle VM VirtualBox to compromise the VirtualBox environment. The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to critical data within Oracle VM VirtualBox and may also affect additional products due to scope change.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox. This means sensitive information could be exposed or compromised, potentially affecting the security and integrity of your virtualized environments.

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