What is CVE-2016-2075?

CVE-2016-2075 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-03-16.

How severe is CVE-2016-2075?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-2075 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Linux Kernel

CVE-2016-2075

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in VMware vRealize Business Advanced and Enterprise 8.x before 8.2.5 on Linux allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2016-03-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel
VMware Vrealize Business Advanced And Enterprise — versions 8.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

References

www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0003.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035270 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2075?: CVE-2016-2075 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2016-2075?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-2075 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.