CVE-2016-9606

JBoss RESTEasy before version 3.1.2 could be forced into parsing a request with YamlProvider, resulting in unmarshalling of potentially untrusted data which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with RESTEasy application permissions.

Published: 2018-03-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-9606 is rated Moderate Risk (64.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.06%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9606

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-07-16 6.18% 6.06% -0.12%
2 2026-06-15 2.26% 6.18% +3.92%
3 2026-04-24 2.26%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-9606

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.1 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.2 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-9606

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2016-9606

GHSA-hgjr-xwj3-jfvw · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — JBoss RESTEasy vulnerable to Improper Input Validation

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-9606

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2016-9606 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (resteasy, resteasy3.0), 6 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 6. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9606
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9606
ubuntu medium CVE-2016-9606 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (resteasy), 22 status rows across 22 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 13, DNE 4, ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9606

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-9606

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat resteasy <= 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:resteasy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-9606

URL Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1255.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-1409.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94940 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038524 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1253 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1254 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1256 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1260 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1410 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1411 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1412 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1675 Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1676 Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2909
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2913
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400644 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence