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CVE-2016-5556

Status: ModifiedCritical (9.6)—
Severity9.6Critical · CVSS 3.0
Exploitation probability4.88 %higher than 92% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u121, 7u111, and 8u102 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to 2D.

CVSS

Base score
9.6
Version
3.0
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
4.88 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
92
Score date
10/24/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Oracle — JDKOracle — JRE

CWEs

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