What is CVE-2016-5492?

CVE-2016-5492 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Sun Zfs Storage Appliance Kit, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2016-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-5492?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Oracle Sun Zfs Storage Appliance Kit

CVE-2016-5492

Unspecified vulnerability in the Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK) component in Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite AK 2013 allows local users to affect confidentiality and integrity via vectors related to SMB Users.

Published 2016-10-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (27.9th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.9% 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

Oracle Sun Zfs Storage Appliance Kit — versions ak_2013

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93701 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5492?: CVE-2016-5492 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Sun Zfs Storage Appliance Kit, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2016-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-5492?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.