---
id: CVE-2026-87271
title: >-
  Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization
  (component: Core)
summary: >-
  Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization
  (component: Core).   The supported version that is affected is 7.2.16. Easily
  exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the
  infrastru…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-269
vendor: Oracle Corporation
product: Oracle VM VirtualBox
affected:
  - oracle_vm_virtualbox 7.2.16
published: '2026-09-15'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T13:16:55.400'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87271'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html'
    label: secalert_us@oracle.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-17T12:49:27.906595Z'
epss: 0.00144
epssPercentile: 0.04088
ingestedAt: '2026-09-15T20:44:02.601Z'
---

## Overview

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core).   The supported version that is affected is 7.2.16. 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. Note: This vulnerability applies to Windows host only. 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).

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.