CVE-2016-5018
criticalIn 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…
Vendor / product: Apache — tomcat
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.
CVSS
9.1
9.1 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2017-08-10 16:29
Modified: 2026-10-08 22:16
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:06 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
apache / tomcat ≥6.0.0 ≤6.0.45, ≥7.0.0 ≤7.0.70, ≥8.0 ≤8.0.36, ≥8.5.0 ≤8.5.4, 9.0.0
netapp / oncommand_insight all versions
netapp / oncommand_shift all versions
netapp / snap_creator_framework all versions
canonical / ubuntu_linux 16.04
debian / debian_linux 8.0
redhat / jboss_enterprise_application_platform 6.4
redhat / jboss_enterprise_web_server 3.0.0
redhat / enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat / enterprise_linux_eus 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7
redhat / enterprise_linux_server 7.0
redhat / enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.4, 7.6, 7.7
redhat / enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.6, 7.7
redhat / enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0
oracle / tekelec_platform_distribution ≥7.4.0 ≤7.7.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
NVD-CWE-noinfo
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Patch / mitigation: https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Patch / mitigation: https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155873/Tomcat-9.0.0.M1-Sandbox-Escape.html security@apache.org
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html security@apache.org
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1551.html security@apache.org
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3720 security@apache.org
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93942 security@apache.org
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037142 security@apache.org
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038757 security@apache.org
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455 security@apache.org
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456 security@apache.org
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1548 security@apache.org
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1549 security@apache.org
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1550 security@apache.org
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1552 security@apache.org
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2247 security@apache.org
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0... security@apache.org
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333... security@apache.org
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f... security@apache.org
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd9... security@apache.org
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f98831508693... security@apache.org
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77... security@apache.org
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9b3a63a20c87179815fdea14f6766853bafe79a0042dc0b4aa878... security@apache.org
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bb... security@apache.org
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6... security@apache.org
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662... security@apache.org
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe589ab87fe02... security@apache.org
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:06 UTC · record ↗