Privilege escalation in Oracle Vm_virtualbox

CVE-2025-62641

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 7.1.12 and 7.2.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the i…

EPSS: 0.002 (9.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-62641?
CVE-2025-62641 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm_virtualbox, classified under Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2025-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2025-62641?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-62641 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.