7.2

CVE-2016-5538: oracle vm_virtualbox

Modified
Published 25-10-2016Last modified 10-10-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5538 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in oracle vm_virtualbox. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.42%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
MGASA-2016-0408OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10020-1

Timeline

  1. 25-10-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.0.28 and 5.1.x before 5.1.8 in Oracle Virtualization allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Core, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5501.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

36%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.42% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, administrative account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Oracle1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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