high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2016-3081Apache Struts — Dynamic Method Invocation Code Execution

Apache Struts 2.3 releases from 2.3.19 to 2.3.28 with Dynamic Method Invocation enabled let a remote attacker run arbitrary code through a crafted method: prefix. Public exploit code exists.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Update Apache Struts per bulletin S2-032, and turn off Dynamic Method Invocation in any application that does not need it.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
8.1/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
96.5%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
High
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2016-04-26
Added to KEV
2026-10-08
CISA due date
2026-10-11
Exploit published
Yes
Confidence
high
Kill chain
initial access
MITRE ATT&CK
T1190, T1059
Severity
high

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

Attacker needsNetwork access to a Struts application with Dynamic Method Invocation enabled.

Behind the card

5 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, published_at, referencesnvd.nist.gov2026-11-05scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added, exploitation.kev_duecisa.gov2026-11-05scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-11-05scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, subtitle, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-11-05claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

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