CVE-2026-35245

Received Received - Intake

Denial of Service in Oracle VM VirtualBox via RDP

Publication date: 2026-04-21

Last updated on: 2026-04-23

Assigner: Oracle

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via RDP to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

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Meta Information

Published

2026-04-21

Last Modified

2026-04-23

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-04-22

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-35245

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
oracle	vm_virtualbox	7.2.6

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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, specifically in version 7.2.6. It is an easily exploitable flaw that allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to compromise the Oracle VM VirtualBox.

The attacker can cause the Oracle VM VirtualBox to hang or repeatedly crash, resulting in a complete denial of service (DoS).

Impact Analysis

The primary impact of this vulnerability is on availability. An attacker can cause Oracle VM VirtualBox to hang or crash repeatedly, leading to a complete denial of service.

This means that users relying on Oracle VM VirtualBox may experience service interruptions or downtime, potentially affecting business operations that depend on this virtualization platform.

Compliance Impact

The vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) by crashing the system, impacting availability.

However, there is no information provided about any impact on confidentiality or integrity of data, which are critical factors for compliance with standards like GDPR or HIPAA.

Therefore, based on the available information, this vulnerability primarily affects availability and does not directly indicate a compliance risk related to data protection regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA.

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