CVE-2026-71113

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Denial of Service in Oracle VM VirtualBox

Publication date: 2026-08-18

Last updated on: 2026-08-26

Assigner: Oracle

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.14. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via RDP to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

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Published

2026-08-18

Last Modified

2026-08-26

Generated

2026-09-08

AI Q&A

2026-08-19

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-07

NVD

CVE-2026-71113

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
oracle	vm_virtualbox	7.2.14

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-284	The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

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Executive Summary

This is a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.14. An unauthenticated attacker can remotely exploit it via the RDP protocol to crash the virtualization software repeatedly, causing a complete denial of service.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability affects Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 via RDP network access. Detection requires checking for exposed RDP ports and vulnerable VirtualBox versions. Use network scanning tools like nmap to identify open ports and verify VirtualBox version with commands like VBoxManage --version or checking installed packages.

Impact Analysis

If you use Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14, an attacker could exploit this flaw to make your virtual machines unresponsive or crash repeatedly, disrupting your operations and causing downtime.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability causes denial-of-service (DoS) conditions in Oracle VM VirtualBox, leading to system unavailability. Such disruptions may violate compliance requirements under GDPR (availability of personal data) and HIPAA (access to critical healthcare systems), depending on system usage.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Oracle VM VirtualBox to a version that is not affected by this vulnerability. Since the affected version is 7.2.14, check for and apply any available patches or newer releases from Oracle. Disable RDP access to VirtualBox if not required to reduce exposure.

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