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CVE-2016-6794

When a SecurityManager is configured, a web application's ability to read system properties should be controlled by the SecurityManager. 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, 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 the system property replacement feature for configuration files could be used by a malicious web application to bypass the SecurityManager and read…

Severity
Medium 5.3
Published
10 Aug 2017
Last changed
15 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-2016-6794
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6794