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TI-2026-42863 Aliases CVE-2026-60162GHSA-8xgp-jfpq-vf7g

Improper privilege management in Oracle VM VirtualBox

Priority LOW 28CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · Low
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). 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).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0014 3rd 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 VirtualBox7.2.12—No fix listedCNA
  • Oracle VM VirtualBox VendorOracle Affected 7.2.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.12VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.12 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/cpujul2026.html

    16 records Highest priority Priority LOW 16 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-42852 Improper privilege management in Oracle VM VirtualBoxPriority LOW 35
    • TI-2026-34656 Improper privilege management in Oracle VM VirtualBoxPriority LOW 35
    • TI-2026-34649 Improper privilege management in Oracle VM VirtualBoxPriority LOW 35
    Show all 16 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-60162
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8xgp-jfpq-vf7g

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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