CVE-2026-60161 Race condition in Oracle VM VirtualBox

Medium 6.1 Published 21 Jul 2026 Updated 23 Jul 2026

An attacker with local access can cause a denial of service and modify data in Oracle VM VirtualBox via a race condition requiring user interaction.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-60161?

CVE-2026-60161 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published on 21 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.12. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated 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. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.1 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-60161?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Vm Virtualbox.

How do I fix CVE-2026-60161?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-60161 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-60161 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-60161 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-858x-cg38-x526, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-60161.