Findings

CVE-2026-60159

ZDI-26-642: Oracle VirtualBox IDisplay Out-Of-Bounds Read Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published Sep 9, 2026

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-2026-60159.

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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-2026-60159.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-60159

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-60159

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • Zero Day InitiativeCoordinated disclosureZDI-26-642

    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-2026-60159.

    zerodayinitiative.com
CVE-2026-60159 · ZeroDay Findings