Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-87273 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-87273 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-87273?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.6, published 15 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Oracle Vm Virtualbox 7.2.16.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-87273?
- 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-2026-87273 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-87273?
- 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 Oracle VM VirtualBox Core component affecting version 7.2.16. The vulnerability is easily exploitable and requires the attacker to have local logon access to the infrastructure and requires user interaction from another person. The attack vector is local (AV:L), with no special privileges required (PR:N), but requires user interaction (UI:R). Successful exploitation results in complete system compromise with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The vulnerability exhibits scope change (S:C), meaning an attacker can impact resources beyond the vulnerable component itself. Patch availability is indicated by the advisory publication.
Affected products
- Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16
Timeline
- 2026-09-15: disclosed