What is CVE-2016-5521?

CVE-2016-5521 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-5521?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management

CVE-2016-5521

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Agile PLM component in Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite 9.3.4 and 9.3.5 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5512.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management — versions 9.3.4, 9.3.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/93655 (vdb-entry)
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5521?: CVE-2016-5521 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-5521?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.