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CVE-2016-5018

In Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9, 8.5.0 to 8.5.4, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36, 7.0.0 to 7.0.70 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 a malicious web…

Critical9.1EPSS 10.3%
Published
Updated
Reserved
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Description

In Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9, 8.5.0 to 8.5.4, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36, 7.0.0 to 7.0.70 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 a malicious web application was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via a Tomcat utility method that was accessible to web applications.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-5018, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.1Critical9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
10.3% · top 4.3% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.1.

Weakness

  • Sandbox Escape

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation · Apache Tomcat

    • affected 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9
    • affected 8.5.0 to 8.5.4
    • affected 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36
    • affected 7.0.0 to 7.0.70
    • affected 6.0.0 to 6.0.45

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

References (30)

Sources

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Record last updated .