CVE-2016-0714High· 8.8▾ MidnightPoC available

The session-persistence implementation in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 mishandles session attributes, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityMa…

▾ Midnight zone — Critical, or high with PoC / in-the-wild

Depth score63/ 100 · Elevated

impact 48.4 · likelihood 2.6 · exploitation 12

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Proof of concept

A public proof-of-concept already exists for this vulnerability — see Exploit availability below.

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Published

Feb 25, 2016

Updated

Oct 15, 2026

CVSS

8.8

Vendor

apache

Product

tomcat

CWE

CWE-264

Depth score

63 · Elevated

EPSS

13% · p96

Platforms

—

Source

NVD

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit availability

Public exploit / PoC code seen in 1 source. Availability, not in-the-wild use.

checked 2026-10-15

GitHub PoCs

1 public repository

dannyEndorTest/java-vulnerable ↗

CISA SSVC

decided 2026-10-15

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA's ADP record at CVE.org: whether exploitation is observed, whether an attack can be automated, and how much of the system is at stake.

Timeline

Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.

6 events · 3886 days

Feb 25, 2016Published
Disclosed via NVD
Oct 15, 2026Record revised
Last analysed / modified upstream
Oct 15, 2026EPSS first tracked
13%
Oct 15, 2026Public exploit observed
1 GitHub repo (last check)
Oct 15, 2026CVSS changed
— → 8.8
Oct 15, 2026Severity changed
none → high

apache CWE-264 #nvd #exploit-available #cve.org

Affected

tomcat = 6.0.0
tomcat = 6.0.1
tomcat = 6.0.2
tomcat = 6.0.4
tomcat = 6.0.10
tomcat = 6.0.11
tomcat = 6.0.13
tomcat = 6.0.14
tomcat = 6.0.16
tomcat = 6.0.18
tomcat = 6.0.20
tomcat = 6.0.24
tomcat = 6.0.26
tomcat = 6.0.28
tomcat = 6.0.29
tomcat = 6.0.30
tomcat = 6.0.32
tomcat = 6.0.33
tomcat = 6.0.35
tomcat = 6.0.36
tomcat = 6.0.37
tomcat = 6.0.39
tomcat = 6.0.41
tomcat = 6.0.43
tomcat = 6.0.44
tomcat = 7.0.0
tomcat = 7.0.2
tomcat = 7.0.4
tomcat = 7.0.5
tomcat = 7.0.6
tomcat = 7.0.10
tomcat = 7.0.11
tomcat = 7.0.12
tomcat = 7.0.14
tomcat = 7.0.16
tomcat = 7.0.19
tomcat = 7.0.20
tomcat = 7.0.21
tomcat = 7.0.22
tomcat = 7.0.23
tomcat = 7.0.25
tomcat = 7.0.26
tomcat = 7.0.27
tomcat = 7.0.28
tomcat = 7.0.29
tomcat = 7.0.30
tomcat = 7.0.32
tomcat = 7.0.33
tomcat = 7.0.34
tomcat = 7.0.35
tomcat = 7.0.37
tomcat = 7.0.39
tomcat = 7.0.40
tomcat = 7.0.41
tomcat = 7.0.42
tomcat = 7.0.47
tomcat = 7.0.50
tomcat = 7.0.52
tomcat = 7.0.53
tomcat = 7.0.54
tomcat = 7.0.55
tomcat = 7.0.56
tomcat = 7.0.57
tomcat = 7.0.59
tomcat = 7.0.61
tomcat = 7.0.62
tomcat = 7.0.63
tomcat = 7.0.64
tomcat = 7.0.65
tomcat = 7.0.67
tomcat = 8.0.0
tomcat = 8.0.1
tomcat = 8.0.3
tomcat = 8.0.11
tomcat = 8.0.12
tomcat = 8.0.14
tomcat = 8.0.15
tomcat = 8.0.17
tomcat = 8.0.18
tomcat = 8.0.20
tomcat = 8.0.21
tomcat = 8.0.22
tomcat = 8.0.23
tomcat = 8.0.24
tomcat = 8.0.26
tomcat = 8.0.27
tomcat = 8.0.28
tomcat = 8.0.29
tomcat = 8.0.30
tomcat = 9.0.0
debian_linux = 7.0
debian_linux = 8.0
ubuntu_linux = 12.04
ubuntu_linux = 14.04
ubuntu_linux = 15.10
ubuntu_linux = 16.04

Full technical detail▾

Overview

The session-persistence implementation in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.45, 7.x before 7.0.68, 8.x before 8.0.31, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2 mishandles session attributes, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended SecurityManager restrictions and execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a web application that places a crafted object in a session.

Affected

tomcat = 6.0.0
tomcat = 6.0.1
tomcat = 6.0.2
tomcat = 6.0.4
tomcat = 6.0.10
tomcat = 6.0.11
tomcat = 6.0.13
tomcat = 6.0.14
tomcat = 6.0.16
tomcat = 6.0.18
tomcat = 6.0.20
tomcat = 6.0.24
tomcat = 6.0.26
tomcat = 6.0.28
tomcat = 6.0.29
tomcat = 6.0.30
tomcat = 6.0.32
tomcat = 6.0.33
tomcat = 6.0.35
tomcat = 6.0.36
tomcat = 6.0.37
tomcat = 6.0.39
tomcat = 6.0.41
tomcat = 6.0.43
tomcat = 6.0.44
tomcat = 7.0.0
tomcat = 7.0.2
tomcat = 7.0.4
tomcat = 7.0.5
tomcat = 7.0.6
tomcat = 7.0.10
tomcat = 7.0.11
tomcat = 7.0.12
tomcat = 7.0.14
tomcat = 7.0.16
tomcat = 7.0.19
tomcat = 7.0.20
tomcat = 7.0.21
tomcat = 7.0.22
tomcat = 7.0.23
tomcat = 7.0.25
tomcat = 7.0.26
tomcat = 7.0.27
tomcat = 7.0.28
tomcat = 7.0.29
tomcat = 7.0.30
tomcat = 7.0.32
tomcat = 7.0.33
tomcat = 7.0.34
tomcat = 7.0.35
tomcat = 7.0.37
tomcat = 7.0.39
tomcat = 7.0.40
tomcat = 7.0.41
tomcat = 7.0.42
tomcat = 7.0.47
tomcat = 7.0.50
tomcat = 7.0.52
tomcat = 7.0.53
tomcat = 7.0.54
tomcat = 7.0.55
tomcat = 7.0.56
tomcat = 7.0.57
tomcat = 7.0.59
tomcat = 7.0.61
tomcat = 7.0.62
tomcat = 7.0.63
tomcat = 7.0.64
tomcat = 7.0.65
tomcat = 7.0.67
tomcat = 8.0.0
tomcat = 8.0.1
tomcat = 8.0.3
tomcat = 8.0.11
tomcat = 8.0.12
tomcat = 8.0.14
tomcat = 8.0.15
tomcat = 8.0.17
tomcat = 8.0.18
tomcat = 8.0.20
tomcat = 8.0.21
tomcat = 8.0.22
tomcat = 8.0.23
tomcat = 8.0.24
tomcat = 8.0.26
tomcat = 8.0.27
tomcat = 8.0.28
tomcat = 8.0.29
tomcat = 8.0.30
tomcat = 9.0.0
debian_linux = 7.0
debian_linux = 8.0
ubuntu_linux = 12.04
ubuntu_linux = 14.04
ubuntu_linux = 15.10
ubuntu_linux = 16.04

Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

References

Change history

Field changes observed since this record was first indexed.

Oct 15, 2026CVSS — → 8.8
Oct 15, 2026Severity none → high

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