CVE-2017-10239: Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core).

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2017-10239 affects Oracle VM VirtualBox before 5.1.24. A highly privileged user with logon access to the VirtualBox infrastructure could crash VirtualBox and read or modify some accessible data. Business urgency is highest where older VirtualBox hosts remain in production or shared administrative environments. Exposure is limited to Oracle VM VirtualBox deployments running versions prior to 5.1.24. Risk depends on whether high-privileged users can log on to systems where VirtualBox executes, especially shared virtualization hosts or administrative workstations. Prioritize remediation for production, shared, or sensitive virtualization hosts still running older VirtualBox. The attacker must already have high privileges, but the potential for repeatable crashes and data impact makes stale deployments a real operational risk. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox deployments running prior to 5.1.24.; Check Oracle's July 2017 CPU guidance for vendor-specific remediation details.; Restrict high-privileged logon access to systems running VirtualBox..

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Jun 12, 2026, 21:41 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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