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CVE-2026-101598

Status: Awaiting AnalysisHigh (7.8)—
Severity7.8High · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.15 %higher than 4% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.20. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS

Base score
7.8
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.15 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
4
Score date
10/25/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

El vector AV:L/PR:L/UI:N indica acceso local sin interacción (T1068). El texto solo menciona una toma de control con impacto C:H/I:H/A:H, sin detallar el impacto concreto.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Threat Intelligence ProgramRestrict File and Directory PermissionsRemote Data StorageNetwork SegmentationExecution PreventionEncrypt Sensitive Information

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Oracle — VM VirtualboxAI

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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  "published": "2026-10-20T22:18:13.397",
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      "value": "Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core).   The supported version that is affected is 7.2.20. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)."
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  "lastModified": "2026-10-21T18:43:53.023",
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