CVE-2016-5018

mediumpriority · track · 40OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.103 · 96 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

10.3% (96th) EPSS

CVSS 6.4 · medium

Is it mine?

40 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

cvss

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

9.1

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.4–9.1

v2.06.4mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 4.9

v3.19.1criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.2

v3.19.1criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · OSV

v3.18.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

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

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-288US

affected products (40)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat≤ 6.0.0 to 6.0.45enisa_euvdEU
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat≤ 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.M9enisa_euvdEU
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat≤ 8.5.0 to 8.5.4enisa_euvdEU
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat≤ 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.36enisa_euvdEU
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat≤ 7.0.0 to 7.0.70enisa_euvdEU
apache tomcat6.0.0 → 6.0.45nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat7.0.0 → 7.0.70nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat8.0 → 8.0.36nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat8.5.0 → 8.5.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat= 9.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu linux= 16.04nvdUScpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian linux= 8.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand insightall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand shiftall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_shift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp snap creator frameworkall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:netapp:snap_creator_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle tekelec platform distribution7.4.0 → 7.7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:oracle:tekelec_platform_distribution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise linux desktop= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise linux eus= 7.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise linux eus= 7.5nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise linux eus= 7.6nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

GHSA-4v3g-g84w-hv7rAuthentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in Apache Tomcat2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
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.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2017-08-10modified 2026-10-08

references (95)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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