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title: "CVE-2016-15057: Apache Continuum vulnerable to Command Injection through Installations REST API"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2016-15057/
description: "CVE-2016-15057 (org.apache.continuum:continuum (Maven)): UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2026-01-26
date_modified: 2026-01-26
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2016-15057"
kev: false
cvss: 9.9
epss: 0.04134
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2016-15057: Apache Continuum vulnerable to Command Injection through Installations REST API

**Signal:** Critical, preconditions apply. Severe if exploited, but exploitation needs conditions that may not apply to you. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 4.1% , percentile 91: FIRST’s model estimates a 4.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (elevated). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Needs an account (low (any account)). Exposure depends on who can log in.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes org.apache.continuum:continuum (Maven) <= 1.4.2, no fixed version listed . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Continuum. This issue affects Apache Continuum: all versions. Attackers with access to the installations REST API can use this to invoke arbitrary commands on the server. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

## Affected packages

- Maven `org.apache.continuum:continuum` <= 1.4.2 → fixed: none listed

## Affected products (CVE record)

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Continuum: < *

## Severity

- CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1: 9.9 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.9 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable no , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 4.13% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 91.

## Sources

- [lists.apache.org](https://lists.apache.org/thread/hbvf1ztqw2kv51khvzm5nk3mml3nm4z1)
- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-77p9-w6pj-rmvg](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-77p9-w6pj-rmvg)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2016-15057](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-15057)
- [NVD entry CVE-2016-15057](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-15057)
- [openwall.com](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/26/1)

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