CVE-2026-46974
HighCVSS 7.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk2th percentile — higher than 2% of all known CVEs
Summary
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product (component: Core) in version 7.2.8, which can be exploited by a high privileged attacker with access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox runs. This allows for takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox.
Risk Assessment
Attacks may significantly impact additional products, increasing the risk for the organization. Successful exploitation can lead to serious breaches of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update to the latest version of Oracle VM VirtualBox to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability. Additionally, monitoring access to the infrastructure is advised to detect potential attack attempts.
Original NVD description (English source)
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.8. 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).