CVE-2026-46825
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Privilege Escalation in Oracle VM VirtualBox

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-46825, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

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: VMSVGA device). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.8. 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. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N).

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Published
2026-06-17
Last Modified
2026-06-18
Generated
2026-07-08
AI Q&A
2026-06-18
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-06
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oracle vm_virtualbox 7.2.8

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CWE-UNKNOWN

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Compliance Impact

This vulnerability allows a high privileged attacker with logon access to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox, potentially leading to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data. Such unauthorized data integrity impacts could affect compliance with standards and regulations like GDPR and HIPAA, which require protection of data integrity and prevention of unauthorized data modification.

However, the provided information does not explicitly mention compliance impacts or specific regulatory considerations.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product, specifically in the VMSVGA device component of version 7.2.8. It is easily exploitable by a high privileged attacker who already has logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox runs. The attacker can compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox, potentially affecting other related products as well.

Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data or any data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can allow a high privileged attacker with access to the infrastructure to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox, resulting in unauthorized changes to critical data. This means important data could be created, deleted, or modified without authorization, potentially disrupting operations or causing data integrity issues.

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