Denial of Service in Oracle VM VirtualBox

Publication date: 2026-07-21

Last updated on: 2026-07-21

Assigner: Oracle

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.12. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.1 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H).

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Meta Information

Published

2026-07-21

Last Modified

2026-07-21

Generated

2026-07-22

AI Q&A

2026-07-22

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-60161

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
oracle	vm_virtualbox	7.2.12

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Exploitability

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This is a vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.12. An unauthenticated attacker with local access to the system running VirtualBox can exploit it. The attack requires some interaction from a user other than the attacker. If successful, it can cause the software to crash repeatedly or hang, and may allow unauthorized changes to some VirtualBox data.

Impact Analysis

If you use Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.12, an attacker with local access to your system could crash your VirtualBox repeatedly, making it unusable. They might also alter some VirtualBox data without permission, though full system compromise is not indicated.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Oracle VM VirtualBox to the latest version that is not affected by this vulnerability. Since the affected version is 7.2.12, check for and apply any available patches or updates from Oracle.

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