CVE-2026-71151 Information disclosure in Oracle VM VirtualBox

Medium 5.6 Published 18 Aug 2026 Updated 20 Aug 2026

A local attacker with low privileges can exploit a flaw in Oracle VM VirtualBox to gain unauthorized access to critical data.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-71151?

CVE-2026-71151 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published on 18 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.14. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. 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 access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.6 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-71151?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Vm Virtualbox.

How do I fix CVE-2026-71151?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-71151 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-71151 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-71151 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-fq8m-8x54-89ff, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-71151.