Apache Struts
YES - ON THE CISA KEV LIST
CVE-2018-11776
Apache Struts Remote Code Execution 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 contains a vulnerability that allows for remote code execution under two circumstances. One, where the alwaysSelectFullNamespace option is true and the value isn't set for a result defined in underlying configurations and in same time, its upper package configuration have no or wildcard namespace. Or, using URL tag which doesn't have value and action set and in same time, its upper package configuration have no or wildcard namespace.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11776
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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