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Oracle VM VirtualBox Core component improper access control flaw

Priority LOW 34CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
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-284.

Summary

Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.20 contains an improper access control flaw in its Core component, which Oracle lists as affecting the product. A low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where VirtualBox runs can compromise VirtualBox, but the attack is difficult and requires a human user other than the attacker to interact. Successful attacks can take over VirtualBox and may significantly affect additional products because the scope changes.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.20. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and 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:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00106 1st 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 VirtualBox7.2.20—No fix listedCNA
  • Oracle VM VirtualBox VendorOracle Affected 7.2.20 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Oracle

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Oracle VM VirtualBox.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

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/cpuoct2026.html

    6 records Highest priority Priority LOW 6 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-77163 Improper access control in Oracle VM VirtualBox core componentPriority LOW 38
    • TI-2026-77905 Access control flaw in Oracle VM VirtualBox enables takeoverPriority LOW 35
    • TI-2026-77142 Information exposure in Oracle VM VirtualBox Core componentPriority LOW 35

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-101599
  2. 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-j9rf-wfmg-qcqc
  3. 2026-10-22 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-11-06 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-34425 Improper privilege management in Oracle Payments KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-27421 Missing authentication in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-17661 Improper access control in Oracle HTTP Server, Oracle Weblogic Server Proxy Plug-in KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-38252 Improper authentication in Oracle Concurrent Processing KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-38151 Missing authentication in Oracle Identity Manager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07142 Code injection in Spring Framework KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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