What is CVE-2016-8286?

CVE-2016-8286 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle MySQL, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2016-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-8286?

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

Information disclosure in Oracle MySQL

CVE-2016-8286

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.7.14 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality via vectors related to Server: Security: Privileges.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

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

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (78.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Oracle MySQL

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-01 (vendor-advisory)
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93745 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037050 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8286?: CVE-2016-8286 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle MySQL, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2016-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-8286?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.