Vulnerability · Published Jul 15, 2025 · Assigned by oracle
CVE-2025-53024
High 8.2
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in Oracle VM VirtualBox from Oracle Corporation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 7.1.10. 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).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | virtualbox | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53024 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | virtualbox | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53024 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | virtualbox | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53024 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | virtualbox | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53024 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | virtualbox | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53024 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation | Oracle VM VirtualBox | 7.1.10 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- Oracle Advisory vendor-advisory