Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Apache Tomcat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2016-8735
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.
CISA KEV
Nuclei Template
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:90.34%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-284 ↗CWE-284 (via CISA KEV)
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Tomcat | before 6.0.48 (affected), 7.x before 7.0.73 (affected), 8.x before 8.0.39 (affected), 8.5.x before 8.5.7 (affected), 9.x before 9.0.0.M12 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
ACTIVE IN CATALOG
Nuclei Template
SCANNER AVAILABLE
EPSS Score
90.338%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Apache Software Foundation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2016-10-18T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2017-04-06T21:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2017-04-06 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:55:42 |
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