What is CVE-2016-8288?

CVE-2016-8288 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle MySQL, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2016-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-8288?

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

Vulnerability in Oracle MySQL

CVE-2016-8288

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.6.30 and earlier and 5.7.12 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect integrity via vectors related to Server: InnoDB Plugin.

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:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Oracle MySQL

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/93740 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-01 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1601.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037050 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8288?: CVE-2016-8288 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle MySQL, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2016-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-8288?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.