CVE-2017-12616High· 7.5▾ Twilight

When using a VirtualDirContext with Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.80 it was possible to bypass security constraints and/or view the source code of JSPs for resources served by the VirtualDirContext using a specially crafted request.

▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw

Depth score55/ 100 · Moderate

impact 41.3 · likelihood 14 · exploitation 0

⚡ Agent-ready:Raw markdown ↗JSON ↗

Proof of concept

Need a working PoC? Pro members can cast a request and our team develops one — it lands right here.

…

Published

Sep 19, 2017

Updated

Oct 15, 2026

CVSS

7.5

Vendor

apache

Product

tomcat

CWE

CWE-200

Depth score

55 · Moderate

EPSS

70% · p99

Platforms

—

Source

NVD

Vector

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

CISA SSVC

decided 2026-10-15

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial

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.

5 events · 3314 days

Sep 19, 2017Published
Disclosed via NVD
Oct 15, 2026Record revised
Last analysed / modified upstream
Oct 15, 2026EPSS first tracked
70%
Oct 15, 2026CVSS changed
— → 7.5
Oct 15, 2026Severity changed
none → high

apache CWE-200 #nvd #cve.org

Affected

tomcat = 7.0.0
tomcat = 7.0.1
tomcat = 7.0.2
tomcat = 7.0.3
tomcat = 7.0.4
tomcat = 7.0.5
tomcat = 7.0.6
tomcat = 7.0.7
tomcat = 7.0.8
tomcat = 7.0.9
tomcat = 7.0.10
tomcat = 7.0.11
tomcat = 7.0.12
tomcat = 7.0.13
tomcat = 7.0.14
tomcat = 7.0.15
tomcat = 7.0.16
tomcat = 7.0.17
tomcat = 7.0.18
tomcat = 7.0.19
tomcat = 7.0.20
tomcat = 7.0.21
tomcat = 7.0.22
tomcat = 7.0.23
tomcat = 7.0.24
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 = 7.0.31
tomcat = 7.0.32
tomcat = 7.0.33
tomcat = 7.0.34
tomcat = 7.0.35
tomcat = 7.0.36
tomcat = 7.0.37
tomcat = 7.0.38
tomcat = 7.0.39
tomcat = 7.0.40
tomcat = 7.0.41
tomcat = 7.0.42
tomcat = 7.0.43
tomcat = 7.0.44
tomcat = 7.0.45
tomcat = 7.0.46
tomcat = 7.0.47
tomcat = 7.0.48
tomcat = 7.0.49
tomcat = 7.0.50
tomcat = 7.0.51
tomcat = 7.0.54
tomcat = 7.0.55
tomcat = 7.0.56
tomcat = 7.0.57
tomcat = 7.0.58
tomcat = 7.0.59
tomcat = 7.0.60
tomcat = 7.0.61
tomcat = 7.0.62
tomcat = 7.0.63
tomcat = 7.0.64
tomcat = 7.0.65
tomcat = 7.0.66
tomcat = 7.0.67
tomcat = 7.0.68
tomcat = 7.0.69
tomcat = 7.0.70
tomcat = 7.0.71
tomcat = 7.0.72
tomcat = 7.0.73
tomcat = 7.0.74
tomcat = 7.0.75
tomcat = 7.0.76
tomcat = 7.0.77
tomcat = 7.0.79
tomcat = 7.0.80

Full technical detail▾

Overview

Affected

tomcat = 7.0.0
tomcat = 7.0.1
tomcat = 7.0.2
tomcat = 7.0.3
tomcat = 7.0.4
tomcat = 7.0.5
tomcat = 7.0.6
tomcat = 7.0.7
tomcat = 7.0.8
tomcat = 7.0.9
tomcat = 7.0.10
tomcat = 7.0.11
tomcat = 7.0.12
tomcat = 7.0.13
tomcat = 7.0.14
tomcat = 7.0.15
tomcat = 7.0.16
tomcat = 7.0.17
tomcat = 7.0.18
tomcat = 7.0.19
tomcat = 7.0.20
tomcat = 7.0.21
tomcat = 7.0.22
tomcat = 7.0.23
tomcat = 7.0.24
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 = 7.0.31
tomcat = 7.0.32
tomcat = 7.0.33
tomcat = 7.0.34
tomcat = 7.0.35
tomcat = 7.0.36
tomcat = 7.0.37
tomcat = 7.0.38
tomcat = 7.0.39
tomcat = 7.0.40
tomcat = 7.0.41
tomcat = 7.0.42
tomcat = 7.0.43
tomcat = 7.0.44
tomcat = 7.0.45
tomcat = 7.0.46
tomcat = 7.0.47
tomcat = 7.0.48
tomcat = 7.0.49
tomcat = 7.0.50
tomcat = 7.0.51
tomcat = 7.0.54
tomcat = 7.0.55
tomcat = 7.0.56
tomcat = 7.0.57
tomcat = 7.0.58
tomcat = 7.0.59
tomcat = 7.0.60
tomcat = 7.0.61
tomcat = 7.0.62
tomcat = 7.0.63
tomcat = 7.0.64
tomcat = 7.0.65
tomcat = 7.0.66
tomcat = 7.0.67
tomcat = 7.0.68
tomcat = 7.0.69
tomcat = 7.0.70
tomcat = 7.0.71
tomcat = 7.0.72
tomcat = 7.0.73
tomcat = 7.0.74
tomcat = 7.0.75
tomcat = 7.0.76
tomcat = 7.0.77
tomcat = 7.0.79
tomcat = 7.0.80

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 — → 7.5
Oct 15, 2026Severity none → high

Related vulnerabilities

Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.

#nvd#cve.org