CVE-2026-87269Hinoki check available

Local takeover by low-privileged users

Published Sep 15, 2026 · Updated Sep 15, 2026

Core vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16 allows local users to take over VirtualBox through local access on Windows hosts. Oracle identifies the affected locus only as the Core component and has not published the operation on untrusted input that causes the flaw. Exploitation requires a low-privileged host account and grants control of VirtualBox, including its accessible data and execution.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Core vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16 allows local users to take over VirtualBox through local access on Windows hosts. Oracle identifies the affected locus only as the Core component and has not published the operation on untrusted input that causes the flaw. Exploitation requires a low-privileged host account and grants control of VirtualBox, including its accessible data and execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-87269
Published
Sep 15, 2026
Updated
Sep 15, 2026
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
Oracle VM VirtualBox
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.2.16

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · Oracle VM VirtualBoxversion=7.2.16

Published CVSS scores

7.8Oracle CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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