Oracle VirtualBox SoundBlaster 16 Race Condition Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2026-35230)

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Oracle VirtualBox.

An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the SoundBlaster 16 virtual device.

The issue results from the lack of proper locking when performing operations on an object.

An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the hypervisor.

Oracle has issued an update to correct this vulnerability.

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