vulnerability
Oracle VirtualBox: CVE-2026-21982: Improper Access Control
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 20, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
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. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with access to the physical communication segment attached to the hardware where the Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. 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:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Solution
oracle-virtualbox-upgrade-latest
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