Is CVE-2016-8735 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-8735 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-8735?

CVE-2016-8735 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-8735?

Patch guidance is available from apache security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-8735.

Fix CVE-2016-8735 - CRITICAL apache tomcat

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-8735?

56 products: apache tomcat, apache tomcat, apache tomcat, apache tomcat, apache tomcat, and 51 more.

Description

Remote code execution is possible with Apache Tomcat before 6.0.48, 7.x before 7.0.73, 8.x before 8.0.39, 8.5.x before 8.5.7, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M12 if JmxRemoteLifecycleListener is used and an attacker can reach JMX ports. The issue exists because this listener wasn't updated for consistency with the CVE-2016-3427 Oracle patch that affected credential types.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor: APACHE
Published: 4/6/2017
Last Modified: 10/22/2025
Source: NIST NVD
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Affected Products

apache : tomcatapache : tomcatapache : tomcatapache : tomcatapache : tomcatapache : tomcatapache : tomcatapache : tomcatapache : tomcatapache : tomcatapache : tomcatapache : tomcatapache : tomcatapache : tomcatapache : tomcatapache : tomcatcanonical : ubuntu_linuxnetapp : 7-mode_transition_toolnetapp : oncommand_insightnetapp : oncommand_shiftnetapp : snap_creator_frameworkdebian : debian_linuxredhat : jboss_enterprise_web_serveroracle : agile_engineering_data_managementoracle : agile_engineering_data_managementoracle : agile_engineering_data_managementoracle : agile_plmoracle : agile_plmoracle : communications_application_session_controlleroracle : communications_application_session_controlleroracle : communications_instant_messaging_serveroracle : communications_interactive_session_recorderoracle : communications_interactive_session_recorderoracle : communications_interactive_session_recorderoracle : hospitality_guest_accessoracle : hospitality_guest_accessoracle : micros_relate_crm_softwareoracle : micros_relate_crm_softwareoracle : micros_retail_xbri_loss_preventionoracle : micros_retail_xbri_loss_preventionoracle : micros_retail_xbri_loss_preventionoracle : micros_retail_xbri_loss_preventionoracle : micros_retail_xbri_loss_preventionoracle : micros_retail_xbri_loss_preventionoracle : mysql_enterprise_monitororacle : mysql_enterprise_monitororacle : mysql_enterprise_monitororacle : retail_convenience_and_fuel_pos_softwareoracle : transportation_managementoracle : transportation_managementoracle : transportation_managementoracle : transportation_managementoracle : transportation_managementoracle : transportation_managementoracle : transportation_managementoracle : transportation_management

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

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