Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox by Oracle

CVE-2025-62592

What is CVE-2025-62592?

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Oracle VM VirtualBox that allows an attacker with sufficient permissions within the infrastructure to compromise the hypervisor. This vulnerability primarily affects versions 7.1.12 and 7.2.2 and can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or complete control over data stored within Oracle VM VirtualBox. Attackers can exploit this flaw to significantly impact the security of the virtual environment, potentially affecting other interconnected systems.

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