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CVE-2016-5541

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5541 is a difficult-to-exploit vulnerability in the MySQL Cluster component of Oracle MySQL, affecting versions 7.2.26 and earlier, 7.3.14 and earlier, and 7.4.12 and earlier. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can compromise MySQL Cluster, leading to unauthorized data modification (update, insert, delete) and a partial denial of service. With a CVSS v3.0 Base Score of 4.8 (Medium), its impact is limited to integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 7.2.26CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_cluster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 7.3.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_cluster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 7.4.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_cluster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.8MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
2.5
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.98%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0498 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 19,953 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 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

twitter.com / NicolasLemonias/status/821954512168648705
Technical Description
docdroid.net / o2uVeg4/cve2016554.pdf.html
Technical Description
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95592
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037640