# CVE-2026-21982: Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core).

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-01-20 · Updated: 2026-02-26

## Affected

- Oracle Corporation Oracle VM VirtualBox: 7.1.14, 7.2.4

## 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. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with access to the physical communication segment attached to the hardware where the Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Oracle Corporation Oracle VM VirtualBox, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2026.html

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