CVE-2016-5537

What it is

Unspecified vulnerability in the NetBeans component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 8.1 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information is from the October 2016 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that this issue is a directory traversal vulnerability which allows local users with certain permissions to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via a .. (dot dot) in a archive entry in a ZIP file imported as a project.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine with an admin-level account. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2016-10-25 14:30 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 00:49 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 1.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.7 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2016-10-25 14:30 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 00:49 UTC

Exploit probability

1.0% · EPSS, next 30 days

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Oracle Netbeans 8.1

Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 5.7

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

High

User interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Is it in your code?

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