- Critical 9.1
CVE-2026-77178
Oracle VM VirtualBox before 7.2.8 allows guest OS users to cause an out-of-bounds write in the host OS in pcnetReceiveNoSync in DevPCNet.cpp in the PCNet (Am79C970A) network device model.
Scores
The facts
- Published
- 6 October 2026
- Last changed
- 6 October 2026
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
- Severity
- Critical, CVSS 9.1 out of 10 (version 3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- Known exploited
- Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue in this build.
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days (percentile 26).
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