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CVE-2019-12418

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  • Published2019-12-23

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Description

When Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.28, 8.5.0 to 8.5.47, 7.0.0 and 7.0.97 is configured with the JMX Remote Lifecycle Listener, a local attacker without access to the Tomcat process or configuration files is able to manipulate the RMI registry to perform a man-in-the-middle attack to capture user names and passwords used to access the JMX interface. The attacker can then use these credentials to access the JMX interface and gain complete control over the Tomcat instance.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-12-2318:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

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

NVD
Apache Tomcat
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.0≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.97no fix published
8.5≥ 8.5.0, ≤ 8.5.47no fix published
9.0≥ 9.0.0, ≤ 9.0.28no fix published
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.0= 8.0no fix published
9.0= 9.0no fix published
10.0= 10.0no fix published
Oracle workload manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.2= 12.2.0.1no fix published
18.x= 18cno fix published
19.x= 19cno fix published

3 more products in the sources.

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

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-12-23
Last Modified
2026-10-08
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12418?

When Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.28, 8.5.0 to 8.5.47, 7.0.0 and 7.0.97 is configured with the JMX Remote Lifecycle Listener, a local attacker without access to the Tomcat process or configuration files is able to manipulate the RMI registry to perform a man-in-the-middle attack to capture user names and passwords used to access the JMX interface. The attacker can then use these credentials to access the JMX interface and gain complete control over the Tomcat instance.

Is CVE-2019-12418 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-12418 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.2% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-12418?

CVE-2019-12418 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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