{"cve":"CVE-2016-6794","nvd":{"published":"2017-08-10T16:29:00.530","modified":"2026-10-15T16:17:25.900","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","score":5.3},"cwes":[],"references":["http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html","http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3720","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93943","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037143","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455"],"products":["apache:tomcat","canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","netapp:oncommand_insight","netapp:oncommand_shift","netapp:snap_creator_framework","oracle:tekelec_platform_distribution","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_eus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation","redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:44:47.710380879+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-6794","score":0.07152,"percentile":0.94231,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-2rvf-329f-p99g","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-2rvf-329f-p99g","summary":"System Property Disclosure in Apache Tomcat","modified":"2024-11-28T05:38:30.275999Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=6.0.0 <6.0.47"],"fixed":["6.0.47"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=7.0.0 <7.0.72"],"fixed":["7.0.72"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=8.0.0 <8.0.37"],"fixed":["8.0.37"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=8.1.0 <8.5.5"],"fixed":["8.5.5"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","ranges":[">=9.0.0.M1 <9.0.0.M10"],"fixed":["9.0.0.M10"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}