CVE-2026-46974
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Privilege Escalation in Oracle VM VirtualBox

Publication date: 2026-06-17

Last updated on: 2026-06-17

Assigner: Oracle

Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.8. Difficult to exploit 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 takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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Published
2026-06-17
Last Modified
2026-06-17
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2026-06-17
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2026-06-17
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NVD
CVE-2026-46974
EUVD
EUVD-2026-37284
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Vendor Product Version / Range
oracle vm_virtualbox 7.2.8
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product, specifically in its core component. It affects version 7.2.8 and is difficult to exploit. However, if a highly privileged attacker who already has logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox runs exploits this vulnerability, they can compromise the Oracle VM VirtualBox system.

The vulnerability allows an attacker to take over Oracle VM VirtualBox, potentially impacting other products as well due to a scope change.

Impact Analysis

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to a complete takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox by an attacker with high privileges and access to the infrastructure.

This takeover can have severe impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system, as indicated by the CVSS score of 7.5.

Additionally, because the scope of the attack may extend beyond Oracle VM VirtualBox, other related products and systems could also be significantly impacted.

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