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CVE-2016-2170

Q: Is CVE-2016-2170 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-2170 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 12.7% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-2170?

CVE-2016-2170 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2016-04-12
Fixed in13.07.03 · 12.04.06
WeaknessCWE-20

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

Apache OFBiz 12.04.x before 12.04.06 and 13.07.x before 13.07.03 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the Apache Commons Collections library.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2016-04-1214:59CVE publishedNVD
2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

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CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2016-2170?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Apache ofbiz

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
13.7	≥ 13.07, < 13.07.03	13.07.03	NVD
12.4	≥ 12.04, < 12.04.06	12.04.06	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Update Apache ofbiz to 13.07.03 · 12.04.06

Advisories and patches

ofbiz.apache.orgPatch · Vendor Advisory
blogs.apache.orgPatch · Vendor Advisory
blogs.apache.orgVendor Advisory
cwiki.apache.orgVendor Advisory
issues.apache.orgPatch · Vendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-20read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score12.7 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2016-04-12
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2170?

Is CVE-2016-2170 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-2170 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 12.7% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-2170?

CVE-2016-2170 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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