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Vm VirtualboxApplication · Oracle

CVE-2025-62641

HIGH · 8.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-10-21
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
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 infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox Core component affecting versions 7.1.12 and 7.2.2. This is a local privilege escalation vulnerability requiring high-privileged attacker with logon access to the VirtualBox host infrastructure to compromise VirtualBox and potentially impact additional products (scope change). Successful exploitation yields complete takeover with confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied patch when available; until then, restrict access to VirtualBox host systems to high-trust administrators only and follow least-privilege principles.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Vm VirtualboxApplication
Affected:= 7.1.12= 7.2.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if VirtualBox is installed
    On Windows, look in C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox or check registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Oracle\VirtualBox. On Linux, run 'dpkg -l | grep virtualbox' or 'rpm -qa | grep virtualbox'. On macOS, check /Applications for VirtualBox.app.
    Affected if VirtualBox is present on the system
  2. Retrieve the installed VirtualBox version
    Run 'VBoxManage --version' from command line. On Windows, you can also read the version from the About dialog in VirtualBox GUI or check the version.dll in the VirtualBox installation directory.
    Affected if Command fails or returns no version (VirtualBox not fully installed)
  3. Compare your version to affected releases
    Match the retrieved version string against exactly 7.1.12 or 7.2.2. Note that only these two specific versions are affected, not earlier or later minor releases.
    Affected if Installed version equals 7.1.12 or 7.2.2 exactly
  4. Verify VirtualBox services are running
    On Windows, check if VirtualBox system service (VBoxSVC) or related processes are active via Task Manager or 'sc query vboxsvc'. On Linux, check for vboxdrv kernel module loaded via 'lsmod | grep vbox'.
    Affected if VirtualBox is installed and services are active - this confirms the attack surface exists

A system is affected only if VirtualBox is installed AND the exact installed version matches either 7.1.12 or 7.2.2 with VirtualBox services actively running.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied patch when available; until then, restrict access to VirtualBox host systems to high-trust administrators only and follow least-privilege principles.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Latest VirtualBox 7.2.x or 8.x stable release (Oracle has patched this vulnerability in subsequent releases)

  1. 1. Back up any critical virtual machines and configurations
  2. 2. Download the latest VirtualBox version from the official Oracle website (https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)
  3. 3. Uninstall the current VirtualBox version (7.1.12 or 7.2.2)
  4. 4. Install the latest VirtualBox release
  5. 5. Re-register any existing virtual machines and verify they function correctly
  6. 6. Test that the vulnerability is no longer present by verifying high-privileged operations work as expected
Caveat Minor: Some older VM configurations may require adjustment; verify guest additions compatibility after upgrade

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Vm Virtualbox Scoped from the published advisory
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