---
id: "CVE-2026-101598"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-101598"]
title: "Oracle VirtualBox: low-privilege local user can take over VirtualBox"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["desktop-virtualization", "hypervisor", "infrastructure", "virtualbox"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-10-20T22:18:13+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:10:02+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101598", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:22+00:00"}]
---

# Oracle VirtualBox: low-privilege local user can take over VirtualBox

A flaw in the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox lets a low-privileged user who can log on to the host compromise VirtualBox. The advisory says a successful attack can result in full takeover of VirtualBox, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Confirm whether the installed VirtualBox is `7.2.20`, the version the advisory names as affected.
- unknown

## Fix

- Upgrade VirtualBox to a release newer than `7.2.20`; the sources do not name the fixed version.
- unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101598

## From the sources

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core).   The supported version that is affected is 7.2.20. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where 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 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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