CVE-2026-87272 Privilege escalation in Oracle VM VirtualBox

High 7.8 Published 15 Sep 2026 Updated 22 Sep 2026

A local attacker can exploit a flaw in Oracle VM VirtualBox to escalate privileges and take over the application.

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-2026-87272?

CVE-2026-87272 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published on 15 Sep 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 7.2.16. 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. 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).

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-87272?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Vm Virtualbox.

How do I fix CVE-2026-87272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-87272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-87272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-87272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Oracle Vm Virtualbox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m3gw-hmh3-fw99, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-87272.