CVE-2026-21989
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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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all 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 8.1 (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:L).
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Published
2026-01-20
Last Modified
2026-01-29
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2026-05-07
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2026-01-21
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Showing 2 associated CPEs
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oracle vm_virtualbox 7.1.14
oracle vm_virtualbox 7.2.4
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CWE-NVD-CWE-noinfo
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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 already has logon access to the infrastructure running Oracle VM VirtualBox to exploit the system. The attacker can compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox, potentially affecting other products as well. The exploitation can lead to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data, unauthorized access to all data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox, and the ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of the product.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The impact of this vulnerability includes unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data within Oracle VM VirtualBox. An attacker could gain unauthorized access to all data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox and cause a partial denial of service, affecting availability. This can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and data, potentially disrupting operations and leading to data loss or corruption.


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