What is CVE-2016-5576?

CVE-2016-5576 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-5576?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Oracle Solaris

CVE-2016-5576

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 11.3 allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Kernel Zones.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.5% 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 Solaris — versions 11.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1037048 (vdb-entry)
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93713 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5576?: CVE-2016-5576 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-5576?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.