CVE-2016-3081
HIGH severity · CVSS 8.1 · Command injection · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
8.1CVSS HIGH exploited
Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Added to KEV 2026-10-08. US federal agencies must patch by 2026-10-11.
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityHigh
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)95%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.htmlPatch
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160527-01-struts2-en
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/struts_dmi_execAdvisory
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/struts_dmi_exec
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/87327
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136856/Apache-Struts-2.3.28-Dynamic-Method-Invocation-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlAdvisory