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TI-2026-59642 Aliases CVE-2026-87283GHSA-vprm-pf4c-xg9j

Uncontrolled resource consumption in Oracle VM VirtualBox

Priority LOW 26CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

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 hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00165 5th 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
Partial

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 VirtualBox7.2.16—No fix listedCNA
  • Oracle VM VirtualBox VendorOracle Affected 7.2.16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.16VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.16 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/cspusep2026.html

    19 records Highest priority Priority LOW 19 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-59636 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Oracle VM VirtualBoxPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-59632 Improper privilege management in Oracle VM VirtualBoxPriority LOW 38
    • TI-2026-59631 Improper privilege management in Oracle VM VirtualBoxPriority LOW 35
    Show all 19 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87283
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vprm-pf4c-xg9j

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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