2 Change Log

This section summarizes the changes between Oracle VirtualBox versions. Note that this change log is not exhaustive and not all changes are listed.

Oracle VirtualBox version numbers consist of three numbers separated by dots where the first and second number represent the major version and the third number the minor version. Minor version numbers of official releases are always even. An odd minor version number represents an internal development or test build. In addition, each build contains a revision number.

Version 7.2.6 (2026-01-20)

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)

  • VMM: Fixed Guru Meditation issue on VM start on Windows host (github:gh-346)

  • VMM: Fixed issue when VM was failing to shut down on Windows 11 ARM host (github:gh-416)

  • VMM: Fixed issue when booting Red Hat 6.1 i386 was failing on AMD Zen4 Windows 11 Pro host (github:gh-466)

  • GUI: Added fixes for full-screen support in multi-monitor case (github:gh-197, github:gh-243)

  • GUI: Fixed issue when downloading update files was failing (github:gh-327, github:gh-372)

  • GUI: Fixed issue when list of VMs was not properly displayed in Resource Manager tab (github:gh-364)

  • GUI: Fixed issue when with switching between light/dark modes on macOS host (github:gh-457)

  • GUI: Fixed issue when storage controller type list was displayed incorrectly (github:gh-413)

  • DevACPI: Fixed issue with file path key names for Dsdt/Ssdt (github:gh-381)

  • DevACPI: Added change to make OemTabId configurable using AcpiOemTabId option (github:gh-383)

  • NAT: Fixed issue with high CPU usage when VM was using NAT (github:gh-356)

  • RDP: The VRDP server was moved to the open source base package

  • SmartCard: The USB smartcard emulation was moved to the open source base package

  • VM encryption: The disk and VM encryption feature was moved to the open source base package

  • VBoxManage: Fixed issue when VBoxManage was not displaying interface name for FreeBSD guests (github:gh-403)

  • VBoxManage: Fixed issue when VM could not be started from command line in some circumstances (github:gh-418)

  • Main: Improved filename check for drag-and-drop operations (github:gh-68)

  • Linux Host: Fixed issue when vboxautostart-service did not start corresponding VMs on system boot (github:gh-309)

  • Linux Host: Fixed issue when VM was not able to start if host was running realtime kernel configuration (github:gh-332)

  • Guest Additions: Fixed installation on Windows XP 64-bit guests (github:gh-142)

  • 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)

  • Windows Guest Additions: Fixed installation on WinXP 64-bit (github:gh-142)

  • BIOS: Fixed issue with booting VM using IPXE (github:gh-417)

Version 7.2.4 (2025-10-21)

This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed or added:

  • GUI: Fixed VirtualBox VM Manager crash when host was resuming from sleep (github:gh-121, github:gh-170)

  • GUI: Updated native language support for Traditional Chinese, Greek, Swedish, Hungarian and Indonesian translations

  • NAT: Fixed issue when multiple port forwarding rules affected NAT functionality (github:gh-232)

  • Linux host and guest: Introduced initial support for kernel 6.18

  • Linux Guest Additions: Introduced additional fixes for RHEL 9.6 and 9.7 kernels (github:gh-12)

  • Windows Guest Additions: Introduced additional fixes for issue when installation was failing in Windows XP SP2 guest (github:gh-142)

Version 7.2.2 (2025-09-10)

This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed or added:

  • VMM: Fixed issue when VM was not able to start on Windows Arm host (issue github:gh-8)

  • GUI: Fixed VBox Manager crash when some VM has a lot of snapshots (issue github:gh-119)

  • GUI: Fixed issue when error notifications could not be displayed on snapshot deletion (issue github:gh-75)

  • GUI: Fixed VBox Manager crash while attempting to show error notifications too early (issues github:gh-135 and github:gh-171)

  • GUI: Fixed VBox Manager crash while removing all VMs from VM list

  • GUI: Fixed VBox Manager freeze on Linux hosts at startup or while attempting to add a VM (issues github:gh-70 and github:gh-168)

  • GUI: Fixed VBox Manager layout bug with too strict size constraints (issue github:gh-87)

  • GUI: Updated VBox VM network status-bar indicator tooltip (IP address) on guest additions change (issue github:gh-179)

  • GUI: Added possibility for Windows 11 host to use legacy light/dark themes from Windows 10 (issues github:gh-137 and github:gh-151)

  • GUI: Forcing xdgdesktopportal platform theme on Linux when org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop DBus service is available (issues github:gh-138 and github:gh-150)

  • Network (NAT, DNS): Fixed potential issue where a nameserver in the 127/8 network could have been passed to the guest (issue github:gh-136)

  • Network: Added a new experimental type of e1000 adapter (82583V). It requires the ICH9 chipset, since MSIs are not supported by PIIX3

  • USB: Fixed passing through USB devices exposed over USB/IP (issue github:gh-192)

  • USB Webcam: The virtual USB webcam is now part of the open source base package

  • Arm host: Improved high CPU usage for idling VMs (issue github:gh-34)

  • Linux host: Use KVM APIs on kernel 6.16.0 and newer for acquiring/releasing VT-x (issue github:gh-81, github:gh-139 and github:gh-141)

  • macOS host: Fixed internal networking, including NAT networks on macOS (7.2.0 regression; issue github:gh-140)

  • macOS host: Fixed VM crash on Arm host on VM start (issue github:gh-101)

  • Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when VBoxClient was reporting it's unable to load shared libraries on start (issue github:gh-165)

  • Windows Guest Additions: Fixed issue when installation was failing on Windows XP SP2 64-bit (issue github:gh-142)

  • EFI: Fixed TPM device not working with certain guests (issue github:gh-143)

Version 7.2.0 (2025-08-14)

This is a major update. The following new features were added:

  • GUI: Moved global and VM tools from hamburger menus to global tools taskbar (vertically on the left) and the VM tools tabs (horizontally above the right hand panel) to make them easier to reach

  • Windows/Arm host: Arm virtualization of VMs added, in the unified Windows installer package

  • Arm host: Virtualization of Windows 11/Arm VMs

  • Linux host: Video decoding acceleration when 3D is enabled

  • Windows/Arm guest: Guest additions for new OS type Windows 11/Arm

  • macOS Arm host: Experimental 3D acceleration support using DXMT, removing the previous non working solution using DXVK on top of MoltenVK. 3D acceleration is not supported on macOS hosts using Intel CPUs anymore.

  • Storage: The NVMe storage controller emulation is now part of the open source base package

In addition, the following items were fixed or added:

  • Arm VMs: Note that the saved state of Arm VMs from VirtualBox 7.1 is incompatible with VirtualBox 7.2, so please shut down such VMs in saved state before upgrading to 7.2 (snapshots with associated saved state created with 7.1 will no longer work with 7.2)

  • VMM: Improved x86_64 and Arm CPU feature reporting when using Windows Hyper-V as the virtualization engine

  • VMM: Added xsave/xrestor instruction handling when using Windows/x86_64 Hyper-V as the virtualization engine, offering the x86_64-v3 instruction set extensions (including AVX and AVX2) on recent CPUs

  • VMM: Fixed issue when X86_64-v3 features were not passed to the guest (github:gh-36)

  • VMM/HM: Fixed Nested Virtualization feature on Intel CPUs

  • GUI: Fixed a bug in clone VM wizard which made impossible to include snapshots in clone result (github:gh-59)

  • GUI: Polished Preferences and Settings pages, NLS fixing

  • GUI: Improved handling of keyboard LEDs in the Soft Keyboard

  • GUI: Added checkbox for making a Shared Folder global to all VMs

  • GUI: Removed IO-APIC from Arm VM settings

  • Graphics: Avoid assertion when guest tries to use VMSVGA 3D functions when the feature is disabled

  • Audio: Fixed crash in rare circumstances (github:gh-72)

  • NAT: Multiple fixes and improvements, for example better DNS server handling, saving of the VM settings and generating a boot file name which stays within the length limit

  • NAT Network: Use the (almost) same code as for NAT, unifying behavior and features

  • NAT: Fixed possible crash in rare circumstances when no nameservers could be detected in the host system

  • Storage: Fixed corruption of VMDK images when resizing

  • Video Recording: Fixed frame synchronization, a small memory leak and other bugs

  • TPM: Fixed save state load failures

  • Arm VMs: ACPI now available

  • API/Unattended: Added explicit unattended installation support for Oracle Linux 10

  • API and VBoxManage: Added functionality to define global Shared Folders for all VMs

  • API: Fixed issue when OVF/OVA import resulted in a broken VM on Arm (bug #22370)

  • API: Fixed issue when exporting a VM which had an inaccessible disk resulted in crash

  • VBoxManage: Document currently unavailable NAT options

  • Linux host and guest: Initial support for kernel version 6.16

  • Linux/Solaris host: Fixed swapped scan code for Pause and Num Lock keys in the table used when relying on Xkb for translation

  • Windows host: Removed release assertion causing crash of VBoxUsbMon driver if unloading fails

  • Arm host: vboxwebsrv is now included in the packages

  • Linux host and guest: Introduced initial support for kernel 6.17

  • Linux guest: Fixed handling of (long optional) vboxvideo kernel module in init script

  • Linux guest: Fixed start failure of VBoxClient with kernel from the 2.6 series or older

  • Windows/Arm guest: Added WDDM Graphics driver, with 2D and 3D mode

  • Windows/Arm guest: Added Shared Folder feature

  • Windows Host: Added improvements in Windows drivers installation

  • Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when autorun installer was not automatically starting on Additions ISO image insert for Oracle Linux 10 and RHEL 10 guests

  • BIOS: Fixed keyboard translation, added and updated several entries and do not report keypresses when scan code and ASCII code are both zero

  • BIOS: Fixed error reporting fo single sided floppy disks

  • UEFI: Added workaround for Grub bug causing guest OS crashes

  • UEFI: Fixed macOS kernel logging over serial port (github:gh-82)

  • 3rd Party Tools: Eliminated build time dependency on libIDL and IASL

Change Logs for Legacy Versions

To view the change log for a legacy version of VirtualBox, see the documentation for the relevant Oracle VirtualBox release.

Change logs are also available at:

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog.