# CVE-2026-87280: Oracle VM VirtualBox denial of service in Core

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-87280-oracle-vm-virtualbox-denial-of-service-in-core  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-15. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-87280 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.2 · Published 2026-09-15

Oracle VM VirtualBox is a virtualization platform used to run virtual machines on corporate infrastructure. A vulnerability in the core component allows a privileged attacker with local access to cause the application to hang or crash repeatedly, disrupting operations of all virtual machines running on the affected host.

Technologies: [Oracle Vm Virtualbox](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/virtualbox). Vendors: [Oracle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/oracle).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-87280 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-87280 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-87280?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.2, published 15 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Oracle Vm Virtualbox 7.2.16.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-87280?** 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-2026-87280 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-87280?** 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

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.2.16. The vulnerability is easily exploitable and requires high privileges (administrative/root access) and user interaction from a different user than the attacker. The attack vector is local, targeting the infrastructure where VirtualBox is running. Successful exploitation results in a hang or repeated crash of the VirtualBox process, causing complete unavailability of all virtual machines hosted on that system. Patch availability has not been confirmed in the advisory.

## Affected products

- Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.16

## Timeline

- 2026-09-15: disclosed
- other: CVE-2026-87280 assigned

## References

- [https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html)

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