Evidence dossier

CVE-2016-8735

CVE-2016-8735

77.898.5Priority evidence range
As known Jul 19, 2026, 5:00 AM UTCgen-56ccdaf9

Normalized restatement

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.

State
PUBLISHED
Published
Apr 6, 2017
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Evidence coverage
72%
CISA KEVCatalog member

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

FIRST EPSS90.34%

2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 99.8%

Source stateConflict visible

Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.

Source comparison

Who said what

apacheoriginal assertion
container

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-ADPindependent enrichment
container

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

CVEderivative copy
container

CVE Program Container

CISA KEVoriginal assertion
observed_exploitation

Apache Tomcat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

FIRST EPSSoriginal assertion
model_probability

Probability 0.903380000000; percentile 0.997870000000

Applicability

Cited product scope

Trace impact →
Apache Software FoundationApache Tomcat
[{"status": "affected", "version": "before 6.0.48"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "7.x before 7.0.73"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "8.x before 8.0.39"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "8.5.x before 8.5.7"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "9.x before 9.0.0.M12"}]unknown
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 6.0.48supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 7.0.0; end excluding 7.0.73supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 8.0; end excluding 8.0.39supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 8.5.0; end excluding 8.5.7supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone10:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone11:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone4:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone5:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone6:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone7:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone8:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone9:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:7-mode_transition_tool:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_shift:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snap_creator_framework:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_engineering_data_management:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_engineering_data_management:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_engineering_data_management:6.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_application_session_controller:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_application_session_controller:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_instant_messaging_server:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_interactive_session_recorder:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_interactive_session_recorder:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_interactive_session_recorder:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hospitality_guest_access:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hospitality_guest_access:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:micros_relate_crm_software:10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:micros_relate_crm_software:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:micros_retail_xbri_loss_prevention:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:micros_retail_xbri_loss_prevention:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:micros_retail_xbri_loss_prevention:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:micros_retail_xbri_loss_prevention:10.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:micros_retail_xbri_loss_prevention:10.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:micros_retail_xbri_loss_prevention:10.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end including 3.2.8.2223supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 3.3.0; end including 3.3.4.3247supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 3.4.0; end including 3.4.2.4181supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_convenience_and_fuel_pos_software:2.1.132:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:transportation_management:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:transportation_management:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:transportation_management:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:transportation_management:6.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:transportation_management:6.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:transportation_management:6.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:transportation_management:6.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:transportation_management:6.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported

Assessments

CVSS by origin

9.8
nvd@nist.govCVSS 3.1 · role PrimaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5
nvd@nist.govCVSS 2.0 · role PrimaryAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.8
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0CVSS 3.1 · role SecondaryCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.1 · role unknownCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Limitations and unknowns

  • KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
  • EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
  • Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
  • NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
  • Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
  • NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
  • Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
  • Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.