VirtualBox is widely used; a local high-privilege takeover with scope change can disrupt infrastructure and affect multiple products.
CVE-2026-71129
Local high-privilege vuln in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 enabling product takeover
Is CVE-2026-71129 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-71129 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.13% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-71129?
CVE-2026-71129 is rated High. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-71129?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-71129. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-71129 affect?
CVE-2026-71129 affects Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14 (Core). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-71129?
Apply vendor patch when released; restrict local admin access, isolate and monitor VirtualBox hosts.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Local high-privileged user can fully compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox (C/I/A loss), with possible cross-product/host impact.
Patch when possible
- affected7.2.14
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.