CVE-2016-3081

highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.965 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP0 · Act now
Exploitable?
Yes · in the wild
CISA KEV · 2 exploits · weaponized
Likely / severe?
96.5% (100th) EPSS
CVSS 9.3 · high
Is it mine?
95 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

added 2026-10-08remediate by 2026-10-11

required action Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Apache Struts Command Injection Vulnerability

Apache Struts 2.3.19 to 2.3.20.2, 2.3.21 to 2.3.24.1, and 2.3.25 to 2.3.28, when Dynamic Method Invocation is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via method: prefix, related to chained expressions.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.3
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.09.3highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 10
v3.08.1highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.2 · impact 5.9
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.2 · impact 5.9
v3.08.1highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · OSV
v3.18.1highAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 2.2 · impact 5.9
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-77USprimaryCWE-77USCWE-77US
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exploits (2)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

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affected products (95)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 95
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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-3852Apache Struts: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode mit den Rechten des DienstesDeutsch2016-04-24csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apache Struts ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit den Rechten des Dienstes auszuführen.

  • GHSA-8c6j-ffmf-q6vmApache Struts RCE Vulnerability2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS

    Apache Struts 2.3.19 to 2.3.20.2, 2.3.21 to 2.3.24.1, and 2.3.25 to 2.3.28, when Dynamic Method Invocation is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via method: prefix, related to chained expressions.

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundosvNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2016-04-26modified 2026-10-09
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references (34)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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