CVE-2026-101598 Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core).

High 7.8 Published 20 Oct 2026 Updated 20 Oct 2026

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-101598?

CVE-2026-101598 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox, published on 20 Oct 2026.

Official description

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).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-101598?

How do I fix CVE-2026-101598?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-101598 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-101598 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-101598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mpqq-fq84-xv93, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-101598.