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Case File

CVE-2016-5018

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1 EPSS 10.30% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-08-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
packetstormsecurity.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2016-5018
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.1
EPSS
10.30%
Apache

Original Filing — NVD Description

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.