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High 7.5Published Aug 11, 2017
CVE-2016-6796A malicious web application running on 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 was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via…
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A malicious web application running on 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 was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via manipulation of the configuration parameters for the JSP Servlet.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- 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
- apache
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat apache_software_foundation:apache_tomcat (from the name) | 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; 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 | CNA record |
apache tomcat apache:tomcat | from 6.0.0 through 6.0.45; from 7.0.0 through 7.0.70; from 8.0 through 8.0.36; from 8.5.0 through 8.5.4; 9.0.0; 9.0.0; 9.0.0; 9.0.0; and 5 more ranges | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 8.0 | NVD |
netapp oncommand_insight netapp:oncommand_insight | all versions | NVD |
netapp oncommand_shift netapp:oncommand_shift | all versions | NVD |
netapp snap_creator_framework netapp:snap_creator_framework | all versions | NVD |
canonical ubuntu_linux canonical:ubuntu_linux | 16.04 | NVD |
oracle tekelec_platform_distribution oracle:tekelec_platform_distribution | 7.4.0; 7.7.1 | NVD |
redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform | 6.4 | NVD |
redhat jboss_enterprise_web_server redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server | 3.0.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_eus redhat:enterprise_linux_eus | 7.4; 7.5; 7.6; 7.7 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server redhat:enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.4; 7.6; 7.7 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus | 7.6; 7.7 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 | NVD |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1548vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5a2105a56b2495ab70fa568f06925bd861f0d71ffab4fb38bb4fdc45%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3Emailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1549vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93944vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1552vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038757vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037141vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2247vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1551.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1550vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3720vendor-advisory, x-refsource-debian
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Emailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85eab3033662cfb%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Emailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Emailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b5e3f51d28cd5d9b1809f56594f2cf63dcd6a90429e16ea9f83bbedc%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Emailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3b2e639dcd903b%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Emailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/88855876c33f2f9c532ffb75bfee570ccf0b17ffa77493745af9a17a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Emailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/845312a10aabbe2c499fca94003881d2c79fc993d85f34c1f5c77424%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Emailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbeae3a17f1333113%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Emailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3d19773b4cf0377db62d1e9328bf9160bf1819f04f988315086931d7%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Emailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6af47120905aa7d8fe12f42e8ff2284fb338ba141d3b77b8c7cb61b3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Emailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9e132d5cef6b95%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Emailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
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