Is org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina affected by CVE-2017-12617?

Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina is affected in >=9.0.0.M1 =8.5.0 =8.0.0-RC1 =7.0.0 <7.0.82.

Is CVE-2017-12617 being exploited?

Yes — it is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) list.

high exploited in the wild

CVE-2017-12617

Q: Is CVE-2017-12617 being exploited?

Yes — it is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) list.

Maven · org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina • Maven · org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core

Summary

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Apache Tomcat

Severity: high
EPSS: 100.0% (p100)
Also known as: GHSA-xjgh-84hx-56c5#org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina, GHSA-xjgh-84hx-56c5#org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core
Published: 2022-05-14

References

Related advisories

CVE-2026-41293 — critical · Maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina
CVE-2026-43512 — critical · Maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina
CVE-2026-43515 — critical · Maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina
CVE-2025-24813 — critical · Maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina
CVE-2024-52316 — critical · Maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina
CVE-2016-8735 — critical · Maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina
CVE-2026-41284 — high · Maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina
CVE-2026-42498 — high · Maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina

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Sources: CISA KEV (public domain), OSV.dev & GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY-4.0), FIRST EPSS, NVD/CWE (public domain). Served live from the Stateward advisory database.