Is CVE-2016-5501 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-5501 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-5501?

CVE-2016-5501 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-5501?

CVE-2016-5501 has an EPSS score of 0.40% (32th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5501?

Upgrade virtualbox on debian unstable to 5.1.8-dfsg-1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-5501

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.0.28 and 5.1.x before 5.1.8 in Oracle Virtualization allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Core, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5538.

How to fix

Remediation Available

virtualboxDebian

Fixed in:5.1.8-dfsg-1CVE-2016-5501

Oracle VirtualBoxWindows application

Affected:5.1.0 5.1.8Fixed in:5.1.8Oracle and/or its affiliates

Affected:5.0.0 5.0.28Fixed in:5.0.28Oracle and/or its affiliates

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

oracle.com

Third-Party Advisory2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.