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CVE-2016-8735

Apache Tomcat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

IN CISA KEV

Apache Tomcat contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution if JmxRemoteLifecycleListener is used and an attacker can reach Java Management Extension (JMX) ports. This CVE exists because this listener wasn't updated for consistency with the Oracle patched issues for CVE-2016-3427 which affected credential types.

Vendor
Apache
Product
Tomcat
CVSS
No score recorded (no NVD record loaded for this entry)
Published
Not recorded
NVD modified
Not recorded

CISA KEV

Date added
2023-05-12
Due date
2023-06-02
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS

90.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 99th)

FIRST EPSS, updated 17 Oct 2026. About EPSS

CVSS is severity, EPSS is likelihood, KEV means already exploited. EPSS is a statistical probability, not a certainty: a low score does not make a bug safe, and a high one does not prove it is being exploited.

Data last updated 18 Oct 2026. Sources: NVD API 2.0, CISA KEV catalog, FIRST EPSS. Links: NVD, CISA KEV. Metadata only. ThreatWire does not host exploit code.