CVE-2026-60162

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Privilege Escalation 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. 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 unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.1 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L).

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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-2026-60162

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. It allows a high-privileged attacker with local access to compromise the virtualization software. The attack requires logon to the system running VirtualBox and can lead to unauthorized data access or partial denial of service.

Impact Analysis

If you use Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.12, an attacker with local access could steal sensitive data stored in virtual machines or disrupt VirtualBox operations. The impact includes unauthorized data access and reduced availability of the software.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to critical data, which may violate GDPR (data protection) or HIPAA (health data privacy) requirements. Organizations using affected versions must address it to maintain compliance.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Oracle VM VirtualBox to the latest version to address the vulnerability. Ensure only trusted users have high privileged access to the system where VirtualBox runs. Monitor for unusual activity or unauthorized access attempts.

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