CVE-2025-53030
VirtualBox vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A vulnerability has been identified in Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.1.10, tracked as CVE-2025-53030. The vulnerability allows high-privileged attackers with logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise the system. This vulnerability was disclosed as part of Oracle's July 2025 Critical Patch Update (Oracle Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 6.0 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N. The vulnerability is related to improper privilege management (CWE-269) and affects the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox (NVD).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. While the vulnerability is contained within Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products due to scope change (Oracle Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Oracle has released a security patch for this vulnerability as part of their July 2025 Critical Patch Update. Users are strongly recommended to apply the security patch as soon as possible to address this vulnerability (Oracle Advisory).

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