Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-87269 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-87269 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-87269?
- 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-2026-87269?
- 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-2026-87269 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-87269?
- 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 Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox affecting version 7.2.16 on Windows hosts only. The vulnerability is easily exploitable by a low-privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure, requiring no user interaction. Successful exploitation results in complete takeover of VirtualBox and all running virtual machines. The CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8 reflects high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Patches are expected to be available from Oracle.
Affected products
- Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16
Timeline
- 2026-09-15: disclosed