🛡️ CVE-2016-15057 — continuum

🔴 CVSS 9.5 — Critical ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-77 OSV
9.5
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

Apache Continuum vulnerable to Command Injection through Installations REST API

*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.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2016-15057 is classified as CWE-77: Command Injection. User input is placed into a command that the system interprets, allowing extra commands to be appended to the intended one.

Affected software

CVE-2016-15057 is recorded against 1 package.

  • org.apache.continuum:continuum

Timeline and source

Published on 26 January 2026 and last revised on 3 February 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Package)
lists.apache.org (Web)
www.openwall.com (Web)

Details

Severity CRITICAL
CVSS Score 9.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-77
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-01-26
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-02-03
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
org.apache.continuum:continuum — —

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