VM VirtualBox — Vulnerabilities & Security Advisories 284

This page documents Common Weakness Enumerations associated with Oracle’s VM VirtualBox virtualization software. It aggregates security findings related to privilege escalation, arbitrary code execution, and information disclosure flaws found within the product’s kernel-mode drivers, configuration parsing, and network stack implementations. The data covers publicly disclosed vulnerabilities and security advisories released from 2007 through the present, providing a comprehensive historical record of weaknesses affecting both legacy and modern releases of the virtualization platform. Users can utilize this resource to track vendor-specific security updates issued by Oracle and analyze the evolution of defense mechanisms over time. By examining the aggregated data, security researchers and system administrators can understand the prevalence and impact of specific weakness classes within the VirtualBox ecosystem. The page facilitates the lookup of a product’s vulnerability history, allowing stakeholders to assess risk exposure based on previous exploit vectors and patching timelines. This information supports informed decision-making for system hardening, vulnerability management, and secure deployment practices. The content is structured to help teams identify recurring patterns in source code or configuration errors, enabling proactive mitigation strategies. All entries are derived from official security bulletins and verified third-party reports, ensuring accuracy in threat assessment. This aggregation serves as a centralized reference for evaluating the security posture of VirtualBox installations across different operating systems and versions.