May 12, 2023 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2016-8735 — Apache Tomcat
Apache Tomcat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2023-05-12- Federal due date
2023-06-02- Vendor
- Apache
- Product
- Tomcat
- EPSS
- 99.8th percentile (score 0.903, as of
2026-09-16) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- 9.8 (CRITICAL)
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8735
CISA short description
Apache Tomcat contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution if JmxRemoteLifecycleListener is used and an attacker can reach Java Management Extension (JMX) ports. This CVE exists because this listener wasn't updated for consistency with the Oracle patched issues for CVE-2016-3427 which affected credential types.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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.