Host data compromise via undisclosed Core flaw
Published Apr 15, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026
Improper access control in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.1.6 allows local users with high privileges to compromise host-accessible data. Oracle identifies the vulnerable locus only as the Core component and has not disclosed the operation that mishandles untrusted input. Exploitation requires a highly privileged logon where VirtualBox runs and allows reading, creation, deletion, or modification of accessible data plus partial service interruption, with effects beyond the VirtualBox security scope.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.1.6 allows local users with high privileges to compromise host-accessible data. Oracle identifies the vulnerable locus only as the Core component and has not disclosed the operation that mishandles untrusted input. Exploitation requires a highly privileged logon where VirtualBox runs and allows reading, creation, deletion, or modification of accessible data plus partial service interruption, with effects beyond the VirtualBox security scope.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-30712
- Published
- Apr 15, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Oracle Corporation
- Product
- Oracle VM VirtualBox
- Classifications
- CWE-284, CWE-190
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=7.1.6
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