CVE-2016-5198

CRITICALNVD 8.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-08), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 34%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · epss top5pctExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

V8 in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.90 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.85 for Android, and 54.0.2840.87 for Windows and Mac included incorrect optimisation assumptions, which allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write operations, leading to code execution, via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
34%
EPSS %ILE
98%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

January 19, 2017

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated May 2, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic
https://crbug.com/659475
generic

Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079
generic
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuliboxideqtcore0 (1.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.10.1) @ yakkety2026-09-19ubuntu
redhatchromium-browser-0:54.0.2840.90-1.el62016-11-07redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Debian:8(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
chromium-browser41.0.2272.118-1 ... 54.0.2840.101-1 (76 versions)55.0.2883.75-1~deb8u1—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(2)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 100× in last 7d / 427× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 1,572 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 23:54 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-19 23:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-19 20:01 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-19 20:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-19 16:08 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-19 16:08 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-19 16:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-19 15:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-19 12:16 UTCVendor advisory
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  19. 2026-09-18 20:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-18 19:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-18 19:20 UTCCISA KEV update
  22. 2026-09-18 16:49 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-18 16:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-18 14:15 UTCCISA KEV update
  25. 2026-09-18 12:56 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-09-18 12:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-18 09:03 UTCVendor advisory
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  9. 2026-09-17 21:24 UTCVendor advisory
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  24. 2026-09-16 17:18 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-16 17:18 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-09-16 17:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-16 14:10 UTCCISA KEV update
  28. 2026-09-16 13:22 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-09-16 13:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-16 09:24 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-09-16 09:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-16 05:30 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-16 05:30 UTCVendor advisory
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  45. 2026-09-15 06:13 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-09-15 06:13 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-09-15 06:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-15 03:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-09-15 02:18 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-09-15 02:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-09-14 22:23 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-09-14 22:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-14 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
  54. 2026-09-14 18:28 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-09-14 18:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-09-14 14:35 UTCVendor advisory
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  60. 2026-09-14 06:49 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2016-5198?
CVE-2016-5198 is a critical vulnerability published on January 19, 2017. V8 in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.90 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.85 for Android, and 54.0.2840.87 for Windows and Mac included incorrect optimisation assumptions, which allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write operations, leading to code execution, via a crafted HTML page.
When was CVE-2016-5198 disclosed?
CVE-2016-5198 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 19, 2017, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2016-5198 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2016-5198 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on June 8, 2022, affecting Google Chromium V8. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-5198?
CVE-2016-5198 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2016-5198?
CVE-2016-5198 affects Google Chromium V8. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2016-5198?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-5198, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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