Is CVE-2017-12616 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-12616 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-12616?

CVE-2017-12616 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-12616?

CVE-2017-12616 has an EPSS score of 70.80% (99th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12616?

Upgrade libtomcat7-java on ubuntu 14.04 to 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-12616

HIGHEPSS 99th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

When using a VirtualDirContext with Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.80 it was possible to bypass security constraints and/or view the source code of JSPs for resources served by the VirtualDirContext using a specially crafted request.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

libtomcat7-javaUbuntu

Fixed in:7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14USN-3665-1

Fixed in:7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm3USN-7282-1

libtomcat8-javaUbuntu

Fixed in:8.0.32-1ubuntu1.6USN-3665-1

Fixed in:8.5.30-1ubuntu1.2USN-3665-1

tomcat7Ubuntu

Fixed in:7.0.52-1ubuntu0.14USN-3665-1

Fixed in:7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm3USN-7282-1

tomcat8Ubuntu

Fixed in:8.0.32-1ubuntu1.6USN-3665-1

Fixed in:8.5.30-1ubuntu1.2USN-3665-1

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

Exploit Intelligence

70.80%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references12

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-200 (Information Exposure) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
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 2026-05-13.