Is CVE-2016-8747 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-8747 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-8747?

CVE-2016-8747 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-8747?

CVE-2016-8747 has an EPSS score of 7.18% (94th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8747?

Upgrade tomcat to 8.5.10 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-8747

HIGHEPSS 94th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An information disclosure issue was discovered in Apache Tomcat 8.5.7 to 8.5.9 and 9.0.0.M11 to 9.0.0.M15 in reverse-proxy configurations. Http11InputBuffer.java allows remote attackers to read data that was intended to be associated with a different request.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

tomcatNVD

Affected:>= 8.5.7, < 8.5.10Fixed in:8.5.10CVE-2016-8747derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

7.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days

94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch8

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory1

security.netapp.com

Other references1

securityfocus.com

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CVE-2024-24919	High	8.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-14181	Medium	5.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-34429	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-11409	Medium	5.3	98%	-	-
CVE-2021-41277	Critical	10.0	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2016-2183	High	7.5	96%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.