CVE-2016-8735

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8735
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapache
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-06 21:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-21 17:03:44 UTC
DescriptionRemote code execution is possible with Apache Tomcat before 6.0.48, 7.x before 7.0.73, 8.x before 8.0.39, 8.5.x before 8.5.7, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M12 if JmxRemoteLifecycleListener is used and an attacker can reach JMX ports. The issue exists because this listener wasn't updated for consistency with the CVE-2016-3427 Oracle patch that affected credential types.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.903380000 probability, percentile 0.997870000 (date 2026-07-21)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2023-05-12; due 2023-06-02; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | Remote code execution | CWE-noinfo Not enough information

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1ADPDECLARED9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorApache
ProductTomcat
NameApache Tomcat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8735

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Tomcat All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat affected before 6.0.48 Not specified
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat affected 7.x before 7.0.73 Not specified
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat affected 8.x before 8.0.39 Not specified
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat affected 8.5.x before 8.5.7 Not specified
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat affected 9.x before 9.0.0.M12 Not specified

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Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
ADP2023-05-12T00:00:00.000ZCVE-2016-8735 added to CISA KEV

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 996852 Java (Maven) Security Update for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (GHSA-cw54-59pw-4g8c)

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