What is CVE-2016-5506?

CVE-2016-5506 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Identity Manager, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2016-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-5506?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Oracle Identity Manager

CVE-2016-5506

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Identity Manager component in Oracle Fusion Middleware allows local users to affect confidentiality and integrity via vectors related to App Server.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Oracle Identity Manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037051 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93648 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5506?: CVE-2016-5506 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Identity Manager, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2016-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-5506?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.