CVE-2026-21985
MediumVulnerability Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high 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 6.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).
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Vector String:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Known Affected Software
2 configuration(s) from 1 vendor(s)
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2026-21985
CVE-2026-21985
CPUJAN2026
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2026
Severity Details
Key Information
- Published Date
- January 20, 2026
