{"id":"CVE-2016-3081","aliases":["GHSA-8c6j-ffmf-q6vm"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3081","summary":"Apache Struts RCE Vulnerability","details":"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.","published":"2016-04-26T14:59:02.207Z","modified":"2026-07-08T05:48:38.935426078Z","cvss":{"score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":{"score":0.93352,"percentile":0.99831,"asOf":"2026-08-27"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":3,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.struts:struts2-core","fixedVersion":"2.3.20.3"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.struts:struts2-core","fixedVersion":"2.3.24.3"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.struts:struts2-core","fixedVersion":"2.3.28.1"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/struts_dmi_exec"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/87327"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39756/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160527-01-struts2-en"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/struts_dmi_exec"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035665"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-032.html"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136856/Apache-Struts-2.3.28-Dynamic-Method-Invocation-Remote-Code-Execution.html"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-08T05:48:38.935426078Z"}}