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TI-2026-17657 Aliases CVE-2026-21957GHSA-f789-vpmf-m54p

Improper privilege management in Oracle VM VirtualBox

Priority LOW 34CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. 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).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00247 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OracleOracle VM VirtualBox7.1.14; 7.2.4—No fix listedCNA
  • Oracle VM VirtualBox VendorOracle Affected 7.1.14; 7.2.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.14VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.4VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.14 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.4 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Oracle VM VirtualBox — oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2026.html

    14 records Highest priority Priority LOW 14 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-17689 Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component…Priority LOW 37
    • TI-2026-17688 Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component…Priority LOW 37
    • TI-2026-17687 Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component…Priority LOW 37
    Show all 14 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-21957
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f789-vpmf-m54p

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-02266 Injection in Oracle Tape Library ACSLS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-00205 Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2025-21985 Integer overflow in Oracle VM VirtualBox CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2024-13903 Improper privilege management in Oracle VM VirtualBox CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-03706 Observable discrepancy in Intel Microprocessors with Speculative Execution CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
  • TI-2015-06741 The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and Xen 4.3.x through 4.6.x, allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
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Sources

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