What is CVE-2026-46873?

CVE-2026-46873 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Vm Virtualbox, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-06-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-46873?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Oracle Corporation Vm Virtualbox

CVE-2026-46873

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: VMSVGA device). The supported version that is affected is 7.2.8. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Oracle Corporation Vm Virtualbox — versions 7.2.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46873?: CVE-2026-46873 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Vm Virtualbox, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-46873?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.