[ CVE-2026-101296 · Published 20 Oct 2026 ]
Vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Critical severity: CVSS 9.1
[ Description ]Official description
A missing critical step in authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat when the JNDI realm was configured with with a non GSSAPI SASL authentication mechanism allowed attackers to authenticate without providing the correct password. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.26, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.60, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.122. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.27, 10.1.61 or 9.0.123, which fix the issue.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
- Security bulletin: Apache Tomcat Apache_Tomcat_11.0.27Vendor patch or bulletin · CERT-FR · tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html, cited by CERT-FR CERTFR-2026-AVI-1358
- Security bulletin: Apache Tomcat Apache_Tomcat_10.1.61Vendor patch or bulletin · CERT-FR · tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html, cited by CERT-FR CERTFR-2026-AVI-1358
- Security bulletin: Apache Tomcat Apache_Tomcat_9.0.123Vendor patch or bulletin · CERT-FR · tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html, cited by CERT-FR CERTFR-2026-AVI-1358
[ Advisories ]Government CERT advisories
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CERT-FRCERTFR-2026-AVI-1358
Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat Translated from French
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apache Tomcat. Some of them allow an attacker to cause a breach of data confidentiality, a security policy bypass and a security problem not specified by the vendor.
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BSI CERT-BundWID-SEC-2026-4066
Apache Tomcat: Multiple vulnerabilities Translated from German