Oracle · Virtualbox · CVE-2025-21533
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 7.0.24
Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 7.1.6
**Description**
A flaw in the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox involves authorization mechanism deficiencies and a speculative store bypass. This allows a low-privileged local attacker with access to the infrastructure where the software executes to compromise the system. Exploitation can be achieved via cache-based side-channel attacks, potentially resulting in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all data accessible by Oracle VM VirtualBox.
**Recommendations**
Update to version 7.0.24 or later.
Update to version 7.1.6 or later.