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June 15th, 2026 at 3:44 PM

Zombie COTables: Resurrecting Freed Memory to Escape VirtualBox

By Luca Ginex Overview This blog post discusses a use-after-free vulnerability that we found in VirtualBox in 2025. This vulnerability was patched on Oracle Critical Patch Update – January 2026. The vulnerability was also presented, along with others, at OffensiveCon 2026. This post describes the exploitation process for the vulnerability on a Linux system. First, a ... Read more Zombie COTables: Resurrecting Freed Memory to Escape VirtualBox The post Zombie COTables: Resurrecting Freed Memory to Escape VirtualBox appeared first on Exodus Intelligence .

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