Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-71131 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-71131 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-71131?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.6, published 18 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Oracle Vm Virtualbox 7.2.14.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-71131?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-71131 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-71131?
- Check whether you run Oracle Vm Virtualbox at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
This is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox Core component, affecting version 7.2.14. The vulnerability requires an unauthenticated attacker with local logon access to the infrastructure where VirtualBox is running, combined with user interaction from a legitimate user (UI:R). The attack vector is local (AV:L) with low complexity (AC:L), meaning exploitation is straightforward once the attacker has system access. Successful exploitation results in complete compromise of the VirtualBox instance with scope change, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability can take over the VirtualBox process and potentially impact other systems on the infrastructure. Patches are expected from Oracle's security updates.
Affected products
- Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14
Timeline
- 2026-08-18: disclosed