CVE-2026-71131
Local user-interaction VM takeover in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14
Is CVE-2026-71131 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-71131 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 0.18% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-71131?
CVE-2026-71131 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. 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-2026-71131?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-71131. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-71131 affect?
CVE-2026-71131 affects Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.14. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-71131?
Apply vendor patch when released; restrict VM access and block untrusted file exchanges
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Local attacker with valid logon + induced user action can fully compromise VirtualBox, enabling VM/host takeover and data/control loss (scope change).
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.