What is CVE-2026-46974?

CVE-2026-46974 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm_virtualbox, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-06-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-46974?

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

Vulnerability in Oracle Vm_virtualbox

CVE-2026-46974

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

EPSS: 0.001 (3.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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 Vm_virtualbox — versions 7.2.8
Oracle Corporation Vm Virtualbox — versions 7.2.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46974?: CVE-2026-46974 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm_virtualbox, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-46974?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.