{
  "id": "CVE-2016-8735",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2016-8735",
  "published": "2017-04-06T21:59:00.243Z",
  "modified": "2026-08-25T16:28:27.310Z",
  "score": 9.8,
  "severity": "critical",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.90338,
  "epss_percentile": 0.99798,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2023-05-12",
    "due": "2023-06-02",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Apache Tomcat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8735"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "Apache Software Foundation"
  ],
  "products": [
    "Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat"
  ],
  "cwes": [],
  "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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 9.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/502",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Mitigation",
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    },
    {
      "url": "http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1767644",
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      "url": "http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1767656",
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      "url": "http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1767676",
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    },
    {
      "url": "http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "url": "http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html",
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      "url": "http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html",
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    {
      "url": "http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3738",
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    {
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html",
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    {
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html",
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        "Third Party Advisory"
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    {
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94463",
      "tags": [
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        "VDB Entry"
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    {
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037331",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455",
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    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456",
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      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E",
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  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8735",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}