Apache Struts
YES - ON THE CISA KEV LIST
CVE-2017-9805
Apache Struts Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
overdue since 2022-05-03
Apache: 41 entries (2.3% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 3 added in 2026.
BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.
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Description
Apache Struts REST Plugin uses an XStreamHandler with an instance of XStream for deserialization without any type filtering, which can lead to remote code execution when deserializing XML payloads.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9805
References
Other KEV entries for this vendor: Apache
- CVE-2016-3081 - Struts (2026-10-08)
- CVE-2026-34486 - Tomcat (2026-08-04)
- CVE-2026-34197 - ActiveMQ (2026-04-16)
- CVE-2024-38475 - HTTP Server (2025-05-01)
- CVE-2025-24813 - Tomcat (2025-04-01)
- CVE-2024-45195 - OFBiz (2025-02-04)
- CVE-2024-27348 - HugeGraph-Server (2024-09-18)
- CVE-2024-38856 - OFBiz (2024-08-27)
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