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CVE-2016-3081

Published 2016-04-26 · published (not yet in NVD)

CVE-2016-3081

Exploited in the wild: CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-10-08, with a fix-by date of 2026-10-11. Patch it first.

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

8.1 HIGH
CVSS 3.1 · CNA
97%
chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS; in the top 1% of all CVEs)

Apache Struts 2.3.19 to 2.3.20.2, 2.3.21 to 2.3.24.1, and 2.3.25 to 2.3.28, when Dynamic Method Invocation is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via method: prefix, related to chained expressions.

Scores

Affected packages and fixed versions

PackageEcosystemFixed in
org.apache.struts:struts2-coreMaven2.3.20.3, 2.3.24.3, 2.3.28.1

Affected products

  • n/a n/a: n/a

Also known as: GHSA-8c6j-ffmf-q6vm

11 references (advisories, patches, write-ups)

Sources: CVE.org, OSV.dev, FIRST EPSS. Missing ones did not answer or have no record yet.

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