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CVE-2026-75973
Published:September 23, 2026
Updated:September 24, 2026
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. When Jakarta Authentication was configured with SimpleAuthConfigProvider as the default provider and multiple web application used that provider, the realm for the first web application to authenticate a request would be used for all web applications. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.25, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.59, from 9.0.0.M4 through 9.0.121. 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. Other unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60, 9.0.122, which fixes the issue.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/apache/tomcat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=10.1.0-M1 <10.1.60
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 10.1.60
https://github.com/apache/tomcat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=9.0.0-M4 <9.0.122
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 9.0.122
https://github.com/apache/tomcat.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=11.0.0-M1 <11.0.26
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 11.0.26
org.apache.tomcat.experimental:tomcat-embed-programmatic (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=10.1.0-M1 <10.1.60
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 10.1.60
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=11.0.0-M1 <11.0.26
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 11.0.26
org.apache.tomcat.experimental:tomcat-embed-programmatic (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=9.0.38 <9.0.122
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 9.0.122
org.apache.tomcat.experimental:tomcat-embed-programmatic (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=11.0.0-M1 <11.0.26
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 11.0.26
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=11.0.0-M1 <11.0.26
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 11.0.26
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=9.0.0.M4 <9.0.122
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 9.0.122
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=9.0.0.M4 <9.0.122
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 9.0.122
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=10.1.0-M1 <10.1.60
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 10.1.60
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=10.1.0-M1 <10.1.60
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 10.1.60
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Authentication
EPSS
Base Score:
0.24