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CVE-2016-5536 Oracle Platform Security for Java

Affected softwareOracle Platform Security for Java
Affected versions12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.0.0, 12.2.1.1.0
Severity7.6 High CVSS 3.0 2 scores
Fixed inOracle Critical Patch Update October 2016
WeaknessImproper access control (CWE-284)
Published25 Oct 2016
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Platform Security for Java component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.0.0, and 12.2.1.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-8281.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 10 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 1.6% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

This is a proprietary Oracle product. Oracle's security advisory is the source of public detail for this CVE.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read
Finding This CVE affects a known product, but nothing published names a fix and nothing published shows an exploit. That is a statement about the evidence, not about the defect — it does not mean the vulnerability is unimportant or unreachable, only that neither of the two things VRT can act on exists.

CVSS

7.6 HIGH v3.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.0 7.6 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 6.5 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2016 ↗ CPU 2016-Q4 Oracle Fusion Middleware / Audit Schema (12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.0.0, 12.2.1.1.0)

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Fusion Middleware Audit Schema 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.0.0, 12.2.1.1.0 12.1.3.0.0 · 12.2.1.0.0 · 12.2.1.1.0

Products and versions

1 product, 3 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd oracle platform security for java generic 12.1.3.0.0 · 12.2.1.0.0 · 12.2.1.1.0

References

URLTags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93772
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037051

Timeline

Published2016-10-25By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.