Apache Struts Command Injection Vulnerability
CVE-2016-3081 Exploited
Apache Struts contains a command injection vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via method:prefix when Dynamic Method Invocation is enabled.
Being exploited in the wild
Catalogued 8 October 2026 · US federal remediation deadline 11 October 2026
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Exploit code is also public: Metasploit · Exploit-DB · Nuclei template
Assessment
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
- Severity
- Unscored
- Known exploited
- Yes — listed in the CISA KEV catalog
- Exploit availability
- CISA KEV, Metasploit, Exploit-DB, Nuclei template
- Published
- 8 October 2026
- Last updated
- 8 October 2026
- Affected
- Apache · Struts
- Weakness
- CWE-77
At the source
References
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