CVE-2026-71113Network attack vector

Unauthenticated hypervisor hang or repeatable crash

Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026

Denial of service in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 allows remote attackers to hang or repeatedly crash the hypervisor through RDP. Oracle identifies the affected locus only as the Core component and has not disclosed which RDP input or Core operation triggers the failure. The VirtualBox RDP server must be enabled and network-reachable; exploitation requires no authentication and affects availability only.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.42%
Next 30 days · Sep 17, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 allows remote attackers to hang or repeatedly crash the hypervisor through RDP. Oracle identifies the affected locus only as the Core component and has not disclosed which RDP input or Core operation triggers the failure. The VirtualBox RDP server must be enabled and network-reachable; exploitation requires no authentication and affects availability only.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-71113
Published
Aug 18, 2026
Updated
Aug 19, 2026
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
Oracle VM VirtualBox
Classifications
T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.2.14

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · Oracle VM VirtualBoxversion=7.2.14

Published CVSS scores

7.5Oracle CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 11, 2026Sep 17, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 17, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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