CVE-2025-62588CWE-267

CVE-2025-62588

High · published October 22, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚠️ Just a logon is all it takes for an attacker to dominate your Oracle VM VirtualBox! This vulnerability is no joke! 🔥 Think of Oracle VM VirtualBox as a bustling hotel with important guests. If a guest checks in with a stolen ID, they can access any room without a key—putting everyone else at risk. 🎟️ An attacker gaining control over your Oracle VM VirtualBox could lead to a complete takeover, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your virtual environment. It’s like giving someone the keys to the entire hotel and letting them run amok!

Put simply

Think of Oracle VM VirtualBox as a bustling hotel with important guests. If a guest checks in with a stolen ID, they can access any room without a key—putting everyone else at risk. 🎟️ This vulnerability allows a high-privileged attacker with access to the infrastructure to exploit Oracle VM VirtualBox, significantly impacting other connected products and systems.

What to do

An attacker gaining control over your Oracle VM VirtualBox could lead to a complete takeover, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your virtual environment. It’s like giving someone the keys to the entire hotel and letting them run amok! To mitigate this risk, immediately upgrade to versions 7.1.13 or 7.2.3 or later. Additionally, reinforce access control measures to limit who can log on to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes. You’ve got this! Implement the fixes and your virtualization environment will be safer in no time! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.2 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00209 · 10.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-267 · Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions
Published
2025-10-22T00:20Z
Affected products (2)
ProductVersionsFixed in
oracle/vm_virtualboxall versions—
oracle/vm_virtualboxall versions—
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 OCT 20:03Z
    Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core)
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