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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 was able to bypass a configured SecurityManager via a Tomcat utility method that was accessible to web applications.

Severity
Critical 9.1
Published
10 Aug 2017
Last changed
8 Oct 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Apache TomcatServers and applications · cpe:a:apache:tomcat
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone9
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone8
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone7
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone6
All 13 release lines
  • From 6.0.0 up to 6.0.45
  • From 7.0.0 up to 7.0.70
  • From 8.0 up to 8.0.36
  • From 8.5.0 up to 8.5.4
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone1
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone2
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone3
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone4
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone5
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone6
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone7
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone8
  • Version 9.0.0-milestone9

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5018
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5018