What is CVE-2016-5335?

CVE-2016-5335 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Identity Manager. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-5335?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in VMware Identity Manager

CVE-2016-5335

VMware Identity Manager 2.x before 2.7 and vRealize Automation 7.0.x before 7.1 allow local users to obtain root access via unspecified vectors.

Published 2016-08-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

References

www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0013.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036685 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92608 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5335?: CVE-2016-5335 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Identity Manager. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-5335?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.