ZDI-26-644: Oracle VirtualBox VMSVGA Race Condition Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Timeline

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1. Sep 9, 2026 · Catalog

   Detected

   This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Oracle VirtualBox. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.5. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-60155.

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-60155

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-60155

  30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

  first.org
• Zero Day InitiativeCoordinated disclosureZDI-26-644

  This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Oracle VirtualBox. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.5. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-60155.

  zerodayinitiative.com