Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
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. 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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data as well as 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 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L).
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle | Oracle VM VirtualBox | 7.1.14; 7.2.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Oracle VM VirtualBox VendorOracle Affected 7.1.14; 7.2.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
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-2026-17687 Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component…Priority LOW 37
- TI-2026-17686 Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component…Priority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-21989
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r7gp-f2g3-4544
References
Advisory 1
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Sources
- CVE-2026-21989 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-21989 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r7gp-f2g3-4544 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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