What is CVE-2016-5605?

CVE-2016-5605 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2016-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-5605?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox

CVE-2016-5605

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.1.4 in Oracle Virtualization allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity via vectors related to VRDE.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.024 (84.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-21.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.024 · change: +0.003

Affected products

Oracle Vm Virtualbox

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/93685 (vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037053 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5605?: CVE-2016-5605 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2016-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-5605?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.