Answer in brief
CVE-2016-6794 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in CVE Program Container. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Apache Software Foundation/Apache Tomcat (generic), org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (maven), org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (maven), org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (maven) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Apache Software Foundation/Apache Tomcat (generic), org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (maven), org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (maven), org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (maven) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation/Apache Tomcatgeneric | 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 || 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 | Not reported |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcatmaven | >=6.0.0 <6.0.47 | 6.0.47 |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcatmaven | >=7.0.0 <7.0.72 | 7.0.72 |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcatmaven | >=8.0.0 <8.0.37 | 8.0.37 |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcatmaven | >=8.1.0 <8.5.5 | 8.5.5 |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcatmaven | >=9.0.0.M1 <9.0.0.M10 | 9.0.0.M10 |
Published upstream
Aug 10, 2017
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 7, 2026
When a SecurityManager is configured, a web application's ability to read system properties should be controlled by the SecurityManager. 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, 6.0.0 to 6.0.45 the system property replacement feature for configuration files could be used by a malicious web application to bypass the SecurityManager and read system properties that should not be visible.
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