Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-87268 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-87268 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-87268?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 15 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Oracle Vm Virtualbox 7.2.16.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-87268?
- 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-2026-87268 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-87268?
- 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 7.2.16 on Windows hosts. The vulnerability is easily exploitable and requires only low privileges and logon access to the host—no user interaction or special configuration is needed. An authenticated local attacker can exploit this to achieve complete compromise of the VirtualBox process, with impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all guest systems. The vulnerability appears to be unpatched as of the advisory date (2026-09-15); users should monitor Oracle's security advisories for patch releases.
Affected products
- Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16
Timeline
- 2026-09-15: disclosed