CVE-2026-35275

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Privilege Escalation in Oracle VM VirtualBox

Publication date: 2026-06-17

Last updated on: 2026-06-18

Assigner: Oracle

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Shared Folders). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.8. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low 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. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).

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Meta Information

Published

2026-06-17

Last Modified

2026-06-18

Generated

2026-07-08

AI Q&A

2026-06-17

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-06

NVD

CVE-2026-35275

EUVD

EUVD-2026-37405

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
oracle	vm_virtualbox	7.2.8

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Exploitability

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KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Compliance Impact

The vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox allows unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data, as well as unauthorized access to all accessible data within Oracle VM VirtualBox. Such unauthorized access and data manipulation could potentially lead to non-compliance with data protection standards and regulations like GDPR and HIPAA, which require strict controls over data confidentiality and integrity.

However, the provided information does not explicitly mention the impact on compliance with specific standards or regulations.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product, specifically in the Shared Folders component of version 7.2.8. It is difficult to exploit and requires a low privileged attacker who already has logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox runs. If exploited successfully, the attacker can compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox, potentially affecting other related products as well.

The vulnerability allows unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data or any data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox.

Impact Analysis

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox. This includes the ability to create, delete, or modify important data without authorization.

Because the scope of the attack can extend beyond Oracle VM VirtualBox to additional products, the impact may be significant in environments relying on these systems.

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