CRITICAL CISA KEV

CVE-2016-8735

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

90.3 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

Yes

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Packages

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalinaMavenfrom 9.0.0.M1 · fixed in 9.0.0.M12and 1 other package

Vendor advisories

CVE-2016-8735 Red Hat Product Security99 products fixed · 16 known affected
tomcat: Remote code execution vulnerability in JmxRemoteLifecycleListener
tomcat6 as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 · tomcat6-admin-webapps as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 · tomcat6-docs-webapp as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2
RHSA-2017:0455 Red Hat Product Security51 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1.0 security and enhancement update
RHSA-2017:0456 Red Hat Product Security47 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1.0 security and enhancement update
RHSA-2017:0457 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Web Server security and enhancement update

Full record on NVD

Description

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 Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added: 2023-05-12
Patch Due Date: 2023-06-02
Ransomware Use: Unknown

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: 2016-11-22
Last Modified: 2026-08-25

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8735?

Is CVE-2016-8735 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2016-8735 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2023-06-02.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-8735?

CVE-2016-8735 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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