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CVE-2016-5528

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5528 is a critical vulnerability affecting Oracle GlassFish Server versions 2.1.1, 3.0.1, and 3.1.2, specifically within its Security subcomponent. This difficult-to-exploit vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to achieve complete takeover of the GlassFish Server, potentially impacting additional products. With a CVSS v3.0 Base Score of 9.0, it poses significant confidentiality, integrity, and availability risks. Despite its high severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.0CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0175 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 200 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.4 Reddit, 1.1 Bluesky, 0.8 Mastodon, and 2.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.8 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95478
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry