Oracle VM VirtualBox Core 7.2.12 Vulnerability: Low Privilege Integrity Impact
CVE-2026-47053 Published on July 21, 2026

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.12. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.6 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L).

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-47053 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and a small impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
LOW

Weakness Type

What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?

The software does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

CVE-2026-47053 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-47053

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Affected Versions

Oracle Corporation Oracle VM VirtualBox Version 7.2.12 is affected by CVE-2026-47053

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.09%
Percentile
0.62%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.