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High 8.8Published Feb 25, 2016

CVE-2016-0714The session-persistence implementation in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 mishandles session attributes, which allows remote authenticat…

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No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

The session-persistence implementation in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 mishandles session attributes, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a web application that places a crafted object in a session.

CVSS
8.8 HIGH (v3.0, NVD)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
Not given
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
redhat
NVD analysis
Modified
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 15, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
apache tomcat
apache:tomcat
6.0.0; 6.0.0; 6.0.1; 6.0.1; 6.0.2; 6.0.2; 6.0.2; 6.0.4; and 90 more ranges
NVD
debian debian_linux
debian:debian_linux
7.0; 8.0
NVD
canonical ubuntu_linux
canonical:ubuntu_linux
12.04; 14.04; 15.10; 16.04
NVD

References

  • x-refsource-confirm
  • x-refsource-confirm
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-gentoo
  • x-refsource-confirm
  • mailing-list, x-refsource-bugtraq
  • x-refsource-confirm
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse
  • x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ubuntu
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
  • x-refsource-confirm
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-debian
  • x-refsource-confirm
  • x-refsource-confirm
  • x-refsource-confirm
  • x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
  • x-refsource-confirm
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-hp
  • x-refsource-confirm
  • vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
  • x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
  • vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
  • x-refsource-confirm
  • vendor-advisory

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