CVE-2016-8735

Critical

103.7

RPS

Description

Remote 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.

Source: NVD

CVSS: 9.8; Critical · v3.1
EPSS: 90.33%; Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
CISA KEV: In CISA KEV since May 2023
Fix commit: Fix commit known; Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
Weakness: Not mapped
Published: 6 Apr 2017; Last modified 25 Aug 2026

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CVE-2016-8735

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