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CVE-2016-15057 — continuum

CRITICAL

CVE-2016-15057 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.9) CWE-77 vulnerability in org.apache.continuum:continuum. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.

Apache Continuum vulnerable to Command Injection through Installations REST API

Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
See advisory
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 3, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

  • A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
  • CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2016-15057.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
3.9%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs90th percentile — riskier than 90% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%12.1%24.3%36.4%28.9%3.7%4.1%3.9%3.9%May 26Oct 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
☕org.apache.continuum:continuum

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Continuum.

This issue affects Apache Continuum: all versions.

Attackers with access to the Installations REST API can use this to invoke arbitrary commands on the server.

As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users.

NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Affected Packages

1 total
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
☕Mavenorg.apache.continuum:continuumall versionsNo fix

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations
Application
continuumapache
all

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.continuum:continuum, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Remediation status

    The records we use list no patched version of org.apache.continuum:continuum for CVE-2016-15057. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.

  3. Mitigate without a patch

    Stop passing untrusted input into the interpreter or shell: call the affected binary with an argument array rather than a composed command string, reject anything outside a strict allowlist of expected values, and run the component under an account that cannot reach beyond the work it legitimately does.

Frequently Asked Questions

***UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED*** Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Continuum. This issue affects Apache Continuum: all versions. Attackers with access to the Installations REST API can use this to invoke arbitrary commands on the server. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
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CVE-2016-15057: continuum (Critical 9.9)