What is CVE-2016-5580?

CVE-2016-5580 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oracle Secure Global Desktop, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2016-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-5580?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Oracle Secure Global Desktop

CVE-2016-5580

Unspecified vulnerability in the Secure Global Desktop component in Oracle Virtualization 4.7 and 5.2 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and availability via vectors through Web Services.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Oracle Secure Global Desktop — versions 4.7, 5.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/93632 (vdb-entry)
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5580?: CVE-2016-5580 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oracle Secure Global Desktop, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2016-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-5580?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.