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CVE-2016-15057

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CVE-2016-15057 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting all versions of the retired Apache Continuum project. Attackers with access to the REST API can execute arbitrary commands on the server. With a CVSS score of 9.9, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for exploitation, and it has garnered significant community discussion. Users are advised to migrate from Apache Continuum or severely restrict access to trusted users due to the lack of official patches.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:continuum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.9CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.1
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Apache Continuum Arbitrary Command Execution · Apr 6, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0373 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 1,124 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 1.0 Bluesky, 0.5 Mastodon, and 1.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

apachevendor investigatingvia vendor_rss
View patch

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-77p9-w6pj-rmvgcritical

Apache Continuum vulnerable to Command Injection through Installations REST API

Jan 26, 2026
apacheapache:www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg10681.html

CVE-2016-15057: Apache Continuum: Command injection leading to RCE

Jan 26, 2026

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2026/01/26/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.apache.org / thread/hbvf1ztqw2kv51khvzm5nk3mml3nm4z1
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