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CVE-2016-6794

When a SecurityManager is configured, a web application's ability to read system properties should be controlled by the SecurityManager.…

Medium5.3EPSS 7.2%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
apache

Description

When a SecurityManager is configured, a web application's ability to read system properties should be controlled by the SecurityManager. 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, 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 the system property replacement feature for configuration files could be used by a malicious web application to bypass the SecurityManager and read system properties that should not be visible.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-6794, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.1Medium5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
7.2% · top 5.7% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.

Weakness

  • Information Disclosure

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 (25)

Sources

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Record last updated .