Advisoriesby IbisApache Software FoundationCVE-2026-101296
Apache Tomcat: attacker could authenticate without providing the correct
No fix yet
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.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Tomcat Product | >= 11.0.0-M1, <= 11.0.26 | No fix yet |
| >= 10.1.0-M1, <= 10.1.60 | No fix yet | |
| >= 9.0.0.M1, <= 9.0.122 | No fix yet | |
| >= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.100 | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 4.0
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Severity from
- CISA (its enrichment of the CVE record)
- Weakness
- CWE-304