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Go to dashboardA flaw in the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.20 lets a low-privileged user who can log on to the host take over VirtualBox. Exploitation is hard and needs a person other than the attacker to interact, and the scope change means other products can be affected.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 21:57 UTC. All times on this page are UTC.
Hosts that run Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.20, where local users or staff can log on alongside the VirtualBox guests. Machines where VirtualBox is not installed, or where only trusted single administrators log on, are less exposed.
No product ranges from the sources yet.
VBoxManage --version on each host and compare the output with the fixed release in Oracle's advisory7.2.207.2.20 to the fixed release named in Oracle's Critical Patch Update advisory (unknown in the sources)Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
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).
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