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CVE-2026-21986

HIGH
7.1CVSS
Published: 2026-01-20
Updated: 2026-01-29
AI Analysis

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. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. Note: This vulnerability applies to Windows VMs only. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.1 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
local
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
none
Scope
changed
Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high
Weaknesses
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor
ORACLE
Published
1/20/2026
Last Modified
1/29/2026
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

oracle : vm_virtualboxoracle : vm_virtualbox

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