Is CVE-2016-5610 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-5610 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-5610?

CVE-2016-5610 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-5610?

CVE-2016-5610 has an EPSS score of 0.40% (32th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5610?

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-2016-5610

MEDIUM

6.8

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.

CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

virtualboxDebian

Fixed in:5.1.8-dfsg-1CVE-2016-5610

Oracle VirtualBoxWindows application

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

Affected:5.1.0 5.1.8Fixed in:5.1.8Oracle 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 ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

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 Advisory3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-27350	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-1653	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-23752	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-29298	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-38205	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-27348	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix

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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.