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VirtualBox 7.1.18
(released April 21 2026)
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed or added:
VMM: Fixed issue which caused a Guru Meditation with VERR_IEM_IPE_4 if the guest was trying to execute the wrong hypercall instruction but injected a UD exception instead (
github:gh-616
NAT Network: Fixed issue when internal DNS server could not be reached
Main: Fixed crash on FreeBSD 16.0 shutdown with multiple devices attached to LSI Logic SAS controller (
github:gh-538
IPRT: Merged Github pull request 503 (fix: infinite loop in vsscanf whitespace processing). github-merge-author: lachlanharrisdev
Linux Host: Added initial support for kernels 6.19 and 7.0 (
github:gh-467
github:gh-623
Linux Host: Added support for guest time accounting (
github:gh-2
Linux Host and Guest: Introduced additional fixes for RHEL 10.1 and 10.2 kernels (
github:gh-455
Linux Host and Guest: Added support for UEK9 kernel on Oracle Linux 9
Linux Host and Guest: Added improvements to make 'rcvboxdrv/rcvboxadd setup' and installation process faster
Linux Guest Additions: Deprecated vboxvideo kernel module for kernels 7.0 and newer; please consider using VMSVGA graphics or vboxvideo module which comes with Linux kernel or provided by your Linux distribution if guest running kernel 7.0+; vboxvideo will still be available for older kernels
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when last character was not pasted into Windows host clipboard when copying from Wayland guest (
bug:22339
UEFI: Fixed errors with secure boot certificate updates and Windows 11 guests (
github:gh-133
VirtualBox 7.1.16
(released January 20 2026)
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed or added:
VMM: Fixed issue when VM process was crashing during RHEL5 guest boot
VMM: Fixed issue when VMX nested-guest VM-entry was checking the wrong VM-execution control bit in the virtual VMCS (
github:gh-313
VMM: Fixed issue when VM was crashing on start after recent Windows update (KB5066793) (
github:gh-360
VMM: Fixed issue when guest process was crashing inside Windows guest on AMD system (
github:gh-400
VMM: Fixed issue when VM process was crashing on Windows host (
github:gh-426
github:gh-407
github:gh-404
github:gh-369
github:gh-238
github:gh-207
github:gh-187
github:gh-178
GUI: Fixed issue when downloading update files was failing (
github:gh-327
github:gh-372
Main: Improved filename check for drag-and-drop operations (
github:gh-68
VBoxManage: Fixed issue when VM could not be started from command line in some circumstances (
github:gh-418
Linux Host: Fixed issue when vboxautostart-service did not start corresponding VMs on system boot (
github:gh-309
Guest Additions: Fixed issue when guest process was crashing due to low memory in the system (
github:gh-410
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed build issue for kernels 2.5.52 and older
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when VBoxService was not started due to abandoned pid file
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when user session services were not started on old Linux distributions
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed check if kernel modules were loaded for old Linux distributions
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when Guest Additions processes were left running on system reboot or shutdown (
github:gh-311
Linux Guest Additions: Added additional fixes for RHEL 9.8, 10.1 and 10.2 kernels
Linux Guest Additions: Added initial support for kernel 6.19 (
github:gh-467
BIOS: Fixed issue with booting VM using IPXE (
github:gh-417
VirtualBox 7.1.14
(released October 21 2025)
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed or added:
VMM: Fixed running
VirtualBox
on Windows with Hyper-V enabled and older Intel CPUs (
github:gh-85
GUI: Updated native language support for Polish, Greek, Swedish, Portuguese, Turkish and Italian translations
GUI: Updated VBox VM network status-bar indicator tooltip (IP address) on guest additions change (
github:gh-179
Audio: Fixed a crash on Windows hosts when a host device has been changed and failed to reset (
github:gh-72
VBoxManage: Fixed issue when two or more parallel "import" commands were failing (
github:gh-80
Main: Added support for including the NVRAM file when exporting and importing EFI-based VMs (bug
#22370
github:gh-62
Main: Improved Vorbis check when building
VirtualBox
from source code (
github:gh-94
Main: Fixed issue when some snapshots could not be deleted (
github:gh-75
Main: Fixed issue when it was not possible to run more than 61 VMs in parallel (
github:gh-111
Linux Guest and Host: Fixed issue when kernel modules could not be compiled once kernel was configured with CONFIG_OBJTOOL_WERROR=y option (
github:gh-28
github:gh-93
github:gh-116
Linux Guest and Host: Introduced initial support for kernels 6.17 and 6.18
Linux Guest Additions: Introduced additional fixes for RHEL 9.6 and 9.7 kernels (
github:gh-12
Linux Guest Additions: Added autorun support for Oracle Linux 10 and RHEL 10
OS/2 Guest Additions: Fixed issue when some files could not be copied from guest to host (
github:gh-98
Windows Guest Additions: Fixed issue when Guest Additions could not be installed on Windows XP guest (
github:gh-115
VirtualBox 7.1.12
(released July 15 2025)
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed or added:
VMM: Fixed issue when running a nested VM caused Guru Meditation for outer VM
NAT: Fixed issue when VMs with long names were unable to start (
github:gh-16
Linux host: Fixed possible kernel panic when using bridged networking with a network interface handled by the ixgbe driver on newer kernels
Windows Host: Fixed issue resulting in BSOD upon closing
VirtualBox
GUI after host package uninstall (
github:gh-38
Windows Host: General improvements in drivers installation
Windows Host: Implement support for exposing AVX/AVX2 to the guest when Hyper-V is used (
github:gh-36
Recording: Fixed issue when Windows Guest Machine was unable to start when recording was enabled in Display Settings (bug
#22363
Linux Host and Guest: Added additional fixes to support kernel 6.16
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when 'rcvboxadd status-kernel' was reporting incorrect status when guest was running kernel 3.10 series and older
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when VBoxClient was unable to start if guest was running kernel 2.6 series and older
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue which caused a warning in system log due to incorrect udev rule
VirtualBox 7.1.10
(released June 03 2025)
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed or added:
VBoxManage: Fixed a crash when running 'guestcontrol run' on Windows hosts (bug
#22175
Audio: Fixed device switching on Windows hosts (bug
#22267
Windows host installer: Fixed multiple installation entries in the 'Add or remove programs' dialog and upgrade issues
Linux host: Fixed issue which caused VM Selector process crash due to missing libdl.so and libpthread.so libraries (bug
#22193
Linux host: Removed libIDL as a build time dependency when building
VirtualBox
from source code (bug
#21169
Linux guest and host: Added initial support for kernel 6.15 (bug
#22420
Linux guest: Added initial support for kernel 6.16-RC0
Linux guest and host: Fixed issue with building modules for UEK8 kernel on Oracle Linux 9 distribution
RDP: Fixed issue when it was not possible to paste clipboard buffer into a guest over RDP remote session
VirtualBox 7.1.8
(released April 15 2025)
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed or added:
VMM: Fixed issue when VM clock went backwards in rare circumstances (bug
#22334
GUI: Fixed issue when accelerated cursor image was not displayed correctly (bug
#22096
DevVirtioSCSI: Fixed issue with restoring saved state
Graphics: Fixed issue when assertion was triggered on restoring VM state if VMSVGA graphics adapter was used without 3D acceleration (bug
#21955
Main: Fixed issue when VBoxSVC was crashing on saving machine config through
VirtualBox
web service (bug
#22259
Main: Fixed issue when wireless network adapters could not be discovered on modern Linux distributions (bug
#22362
Main: Fixed issue when deleting running VM snapshot was leaving the .sav file on disk (bug
#21345
NAT: Fixed connectivity loss on Windows host (bug
#22364
VBoxManage: Updated User Manual to correct the 'VBoxManage modifyvm' invocation for configuring a VM to use host-only networking (bug
#22158
VBoxManage: Fixed issue when it was not possible to set disk bandwidth with 'VBoxManage bandwidthctl' command (bug
#22328
Windows installer: Automatically load the support driver after a successful installation (bug
#22292
Linux Host Installer: Fixed issue which sometimes resulted in installation failure due to incorrect check whether previous
VirtualBox
installation is running or not
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when VBoxClient could crash in XWayland guest (bug
#22345
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue which resulted in cursor image corruption when VM was using VBoxVGA graphics adapter
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when installation could fail on the system which does not have X11 libraries installed
Linux Guest Additions: Added initial support for kernel 6.14
Linux Guest Additions: Introduced initial support for RHEL 9.7 kernel
Linux Guest Additions: Introduced additional fixes for RHEL 9.4 kernel, (bug
#22277
Linux Guest Additions: Improved 'rcvboxadd status-kernel' check
Windows installer: Various bugfixes for the new installation code
Windows installer: Implemented a new fatal error dialog with the ability to open the installer log file directly
Windows Guest Additions: Fixed mouse driver installation on Vista guests
Windows Guest Additions: Fixed uninstallation integrity issues (bug
#22290
Windows Guest Additions: Fixed driver installation error ERROR_AUTHENTICODE_TRUST_NOT_ESTABLISHED (bug
#22300
Windows Guest Additions: Fixed 100% CPU usage of VBoxTray which happened under certain circumstances (bug
#22123
Windows Guest Additions: Now also ships the VBoxAudioTest binary for performing guest audio testing / diagnosis
Windows Guest Additions: For older Windows versions (Windows 2000 to Windows 7) install alternative Shared Folder driver which avoids some compatibility glitches of the usual driver
VirtualBox 7.1.6
(released January 21 2025)
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed or added:
VMM: Fixed issue when Windows 11 24H2 guest was experiencing BSOD in rare conditions
GUI: Improved representation of disabled preferences contents (mask+font) when it is shown with certain Linux themes
GUI: Fixed issue when seamless mode was not properly enabled or disabled in appropriate time according to GA status events
GUI: Fixed rare crash on macOS hosts on application exit
GUI: Fixed small 7.1.4 regression in preferences windows when filter editor was not in focus
GUI: Introduced improvements in Advanced properties/settings dialog area
GUI: Restored missing functionality to change bridged adapter at VM startup if current one wasn't found
GUI: Fixed issue when Show action duplicates were created on macOS host in attempt to switch between running and powered off VMs
GUI: Fixed regression when 3D acceleration check-box was not available for certain guest OS and graphical controller types
GUI: Restored lost Help button for preferences windows on macOS
GUI: Restored lost Help button shortcuts for certain windows
GUI: Fixed issue when error message was shown when VM was starting in full-screen mode
VirtioNet: Fixed issue with re-negotiation of features after reset
Graphics: Fixed issue with Linux guest screen flickering when guest was using VMSVGA graphics adapter
VBoxManage: Added the ability to export and import VMs which contain an NVMe storage controller
VBoxManage: Fixed issue when it was not possible to set graphics controller to "QemuRamFB" using modifyvm command (bug
#22232
Main: Fixed issue when specifying custom proxy server in GUI settings had no effect
Network: Added changes which replaced NAT engines with libslirp
Guest OSes: Added OS type for Windows Server 2025
Linux guest and host: Added more fixes for UBSAN related warnings (bug
#21877
Linux guest and host: Added initial support for RHEL 9.6 kernel
Windows guests and host: Re-implemented driver installation
Solaris host: Removed the
VirtualBox
GUI shared objects libqgtk2styleVBox.so and libqgtk2VBox.so from the Solaris installation packages as they depend on GTK2 which is EOL and no longer supported
Linux Guest Additions: Introduced initial support for kernel 6.13
Linux Guest Additions: vboxvideo: Added improvement for kernel 6.4 support and fixed issue when graphics could be frozen when using VBoxVGA adapter
Linux Guest Additions: Introduced additional fixes for kernel 6.12 in vboxvideo
VirtualBox 7.1.4
(released October 15 2024)
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed or added:
GUI: Added latest NLS update for Turkish, Indonesian and Italian languages
VMSVGA: Improved flickering, black screen and other screen update issues with recent Linux kernels (bug
#21955
NAT: Fixed issue with restoring 7.0.X saved state
VBoxManage: Fixed breakage of "list vms" and "showvminfo" for inaccessible VMs
Windows host: Fixed system DLL size checking which failed with Windows 11 24H2 and recent Insider Preview builds (bug
#22162
Linux Guest Additions: Introduce initial support for kernel 6.12 (NOTE: In kernel 6.12, KVM initializes virtualization on module loading by default. This prevents
VirtualBox
VMs from starting. In order to avoid this, either add "kvm.enable_virt_at_load=0" parameter into kernel command line or unload corresponding kvm_XXX module)
Linux/Arm Guest Additions: Added possibility to automatically upgrade Guest Additions via Devices menu
EFI: Added missing LsiLogic MPT SCSI driver again to fix booting from devices attached to this device if the EFI firmware is used (7.1.0 regression)
EFI: Restored broken network boot support (7.1.0 regression)
VirtualBox 7.1.2
(released September 26 2024)
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed or added:
GUI: Added multiple window layout and translation related fixes
GUI: Fixed an issue that meant VMs created using Unattended Install were not removed cleanly
GUI: Added an option to change the remote display security method
GUI: Removed the BETA label from the macOS/Arm UI
NAT: Fixed slow performance on Windows host (bugs
#22164
and
#22180
NAT: Fixed DHCP problems with certain guests when domain is empty
3D: Fixed enabling 3D acceleration in the VM settings
3D: Fixed black screen with Windows VMs
3D: Fixed rendering issues caused by incorrect view handling
3D: Added possibility to enable 3D acceleration function for Arm platform VMs
GCM: Fixed problem with loading saved state created by 7.0.x
API: Fixed an issue with incorrect handling of NVRAM state with legacy BIOS and its removal on VM deletion
API: Fixed UEFI Secure Boot state querying when the VM was never started
Guest Additions: Fixed error message on automatic upgrading
SDK: Fixed building code using the XPCOM bindings (bug
#22174
VirtualBox 7.1.0
(released September 09 2024)
This is a major update. The following new features were added:
GUI: Modernized look and feel, offering a selection between Basic and Experienced user level with reduced or full UI functionality
OCI Integration: Performance dashboard now shows resource usage for cloud VMs
OCI Integration: Clone compute instances
OCI Integration: Reset compute instances
Oracle
VirtualBox
Extension Pack: Update to the PUEL license, removing the evaluation option. For evaluation use of the Extension Pack, please download it from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud
VRDE: If user does not set up TLS with custom certificates, enable it with self-signed certificate, including issuing a new one before the old one expires
NAT: New engine with IPv6 support
macOS/Arm host: Arm virtualization for Linux and BSD VMs
Linux host and guest: Added Wayland support for Clipboard sharing (bug
#20808
Shared Clipboard: Added initial support for transferring files on Linux and Windows hosts / guests. This requires the 7.1 Guest Additions to be installed. See User Guide for known limitations
Screen Recording: Significant performance improvements for the encoding pipeline, resulting in less CPU usage while recording is active. This requires 7.1 Guest Additions to be installed on Windows guests
In addition, the following items were fixed or added:
VMM: Fixed EFLAGS.TF handling for CPUID instructions when Hyper-V is being used (bug
#17961
virtio-net: Follow up fixes for FreeBSD 12.3 and pfSense 2.6.0 (bug
#21201
EFI: Ability to add new Microsoft DB/KEX certificates to newly created VMs
Oracle Extension Pack: Fixed shipping the cryptographic support module for full VM encryption
GUI: Improved overall accessibility
GUI: Update the version of Qt used
Unattended Installation: Added support for subiquity- / cloud-init-based installers; this enables installing more modern Linux-based guest OSes in Unattended mode
Unattended Installation: Added support for specifying separate passwords for the user and admin / root accounts
VBoxManage: Added ability to show and (re-)attach to a (video) recording progress of a VM
VBoxManage: Added the ability to query the guest's mount points via a new "mount" Guest Control sub command. Requires at least 7.1 Guest Additions
Python: Our API bindings for Python 2.x is now marked as being deprecated and will be removed in a future version. Please upgrade your code to use Python 3
VBoxShell: Lots of smaller and bigger bugfixes + Python 3.x compatibility
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