Agree that pinning to a 7.0.x version of virtualbox while vagrant adds support for 7.1.x is a good fix. Vagrant doesn't recommend using beta builds https://developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant/docs/providers/virtualbox and it feels a little weird using a beta/dev snapshot since thats an image most developers will not be using. It also runs the risk of brew moving what version virtualbox@beta points to which might present this issue again

I think manually installing a 7.0x version would be a better method, its unfortunate brew can't be used since it weirdly doesn't have versions other than a latest, 6.x and a beta version https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/virtualbox#default.

Here is a method to install a specific version manually for the macos image:

  - name: install virtual box 7.0
        run: |
          curl -LO https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/7.0.10/VirtualBox-7.0.10-158379-OSX.dmg
          hdiutil mount VirtualBox-7.0.10-158379-OSX.dmg
          sudo installer -pkg /Volumes/VirtualBox/VirtualBox.pkg -target /
          hdiutil unmount /Volumes/VirtualBox

  - name: Test VirtualBox
    run: |
      vboxmanage --version

Example test run and full file
https://github.com/shailpatels/github-actions-test-repo/actions/runs/10952911503/job/30412322150

https://github.com/shailpatels/github-actions-test-repo/blob/main/.github/workflows/blank.yml

Looks good - thanks for the quick updates!

I agree this is a good change, we should create either an issue or some sort of notes to keep checking back and seeing if 7.1 becomes more stable in the future, as looking through the changelog some of it's features might be useful in the future.