vulnerability
Oracle VirtualBox: CVE-2026-21981: Improper Privilege Management
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:N/A:P) | Jan 20, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 20, 2026
Added
Jan 30, 2026
Modified
Jan 30, 2026
Description
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 read access to a subset of 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 4.6 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L).
Solution
oracle-virtualbox-upgrade-latest
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