CVE-2026-87284

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Denial of Service in Oracle VM VirtualBox

Publication date: 2026-09-15

Last updated on: 2026-09-23

Assigner: Oracle

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.16. 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 ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.2 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L).

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Meta Information

Published

2026-09-15

Last Modified

2026-09-23

Generated

2026-10-06

AI Q&A

2026-09-16

EPSS Evaluated

2026-10-04

NVD

CVE-2026-87284

EUVD

EUVD-2026-79936

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
oracle	vm_virtualbox	7.2.16

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This is a vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.16. It allows a highly privileged attacker with local access to compromise the VirtualBox software. The attack can cause a partial denial of service, impacting the availability of VirtualBox.

Detection Guidance

This CVE affects Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16 and requires high privileged access to exploit. Detection involves checking the installed version of VirtualBox and monitoring for unusual activity. Use commands like 'VBoxManage --version' to verify the version and 'ps aux | grep VirtualBox' to check running processes. No specific detection commands are provided in the CVE details.

Impact Analysis

If you use Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16, an attacker with local access could disrupt its operation, leading to partial service outages. This may affect your ability to run virtual machines or other dependent services.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability does not directly impact compliance with GDPR or HIPAA as it only causes a partial denial of service in Oracle VM VirtualBox with limited availability impact. No evidence suggests it leads to unauthorized data access or processing violations.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Oracle VM VirtualBox to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability. If updating is not immediately possible, restrict access to the system running VirtualBox to trusted users only and monitor for unusual activity.

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