CVE-2026-21990 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Oracle VM VirtualBox versions 7.1.14 and 7.2.4. A high-privileged attacker with local logon access to the infrastructure where VirtualBox runs can exploit this vulnerability, potentially leading to a complete takeover of the VirtualBox instance and significant impact on other products. With a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.2, it presents high confidentiality, integrity, and availability risks. Currently, there is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.1.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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