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CVE-2016-5590

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5590 is an easily exploitable vulnerability in the MySQL Enterprise Monitor component (specifically the Monitoring: Agent subcomponent) of Oracle MySQL, affecting versions 3.1.3.7856 and earlier. A high-privileged attacker with network access via TLS can compromise the MySQL Enterprise Monitor, leading to complete takeover with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS v3.0 Base Score is 7.2 (High). There is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.1.3.7856CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.2HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.03%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0203 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 5,531 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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/95542
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037640