CVE-2016-6325: apache tomcat
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-6325 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in apache tomcat. EPSS estimates a 0.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 2Timeline
- 13-10-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 through 7, JBoss Web Server 3.0, and JBoss EWS 2 uses weak permissions for (1) /etc/sysconfig/tomcat and (2) /etc/tomcat/tomcat.conf, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging membership in the tomcat group.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.69%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
53%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.69% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Apache1 product
- tomcatna
Chainguard1 product
- tomcat-8.5.87All versions (No fix recorded)
2 vendors · 2 products
References
8 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367447X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingVDB EntryVendor AdvisoryREPORT