CVE-2026-71141 Missing authorization in Oracle VM VirtualBox
An attacker with local access can compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox, leading to unauthorized data modification, reading, and partial denial of service.
- 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-2026-71141?
CVE-2026-71141 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published on 18 Aug 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 7.2.14. 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 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 unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.7 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L).
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-71141?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Vm Virtualbox.
How do I fix CVE-2026-71141?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-71141 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-71141 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-71141 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Vm Virtualbox
- CVE-2016-5605 Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.1.4 in Oracle Virtualization allows remote attackers to affect conf
- CVE-2018-3294 Privilege escalation in VM VirtualBox
- CVE-2024-21112 Privilege escalation in VM VirtualBox
- CVE-2024-21113 Privilege escalation in VM VirtualBox
- CVE-2024-21114 Privilege escalation in VM VirtualBox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4p6h-mrrx-4qc2, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-71141.