CVE-2016-5018
In Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9, 8.5.0 to 8.5.4, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36, 7.0.0 to 7.0.70 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 a malicious web application
CVSS
9.1
Critical
EPSS
10.3%
p96
KEV
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Exploit Today
29
0-100
Published: Aug 10, 2017 · Last modified: Oct 8, 2026
10.3%EPSS · 30 days10.3%
2026-09-302026-10-27
In Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9, 8.5.0 to 8.5.4, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36, 7.0.0 to 7.0.70 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 a malicious web application was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via a Tomcat utility method that was accessible to web applications.
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155873/Tomcat-9.0.0.M1-Sandbox-Escape.html
- rhn.redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html
- rhn.redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1551.html
- www.debian.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3720
- www.securityfocus.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93942
- www.securitytracker.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037142
- www.securitytracker.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038757
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1548
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1549
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1550
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1552
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2247
- lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
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