CVE-2016-5763

Vulnerability in Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES2015 SP1 before Scheduled Maintenance Update...

9.1 Critical

Vulnerability in Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES2015 SP1 before Scheduled Maintenance Update 10992, OES2015 before Scheduled Maintenance Update 10990, OES11 SP3 before Scheduled Maintenance Update 10991, OES11 SP2 before Scheduled Maintenance Update 10989) might allow authenticated remote attackers to perform unauthorized file access and modification.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.57%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.1

Record: CVE-2016-5763
CVSS 3.0: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 6.4 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-254
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-5763
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-6698 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-6698
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gmh7-75f4-578m 9.1

Vulnerability in Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES2015 SP1 before Scheduled Maintenance Update...

Record: GHSA-gmh7-75f4-578m
CVSS 3.0: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-5763 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Novell Open Enterprise Server 11, published November 15, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.57%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.