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CVE-2026-60162

MEDIUM 6.1

Published 2026-07-21 · Last modified 2026-07-21

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.12. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged 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 access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.1 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L).

NO EXPLOITATION SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

EPSS not yet scored

○ In CISA KEV ○ Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

6.1CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM

  • ConfidentialityHigh
  • IntegrityNone
  • AvailabilityLow

What an attacker needs

  • Access: Requires local access to the host
  • Privileges: Requires an admin / high-privilege account
  • User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • Complexity: Needs a race window or specific setup

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

Test against your own equipment

curl -s https://vulnpedia.com/cve/CVE-2026-60162/poc.jsonMachine-readable PoC index for this CVE (for automation).

Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-60162/poc.json

Affected

Vendors Oracle Corporation

Products Oracle Vm Virtualbox

Weakness (CWE)

Not classified.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

All CVSS metrics

  • MEDIUM 6.1 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
  • MEDIUM 6.1 v3.1 · NVD Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

References

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS