CVE-2026-75973

Public on 2026-09-23
Modified on 2026-09-25
Description
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.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.2
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Tomcat9 Extra tomcat Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core tomcat Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Tomcat8.5 Extra tomcat No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2023 tomcat10 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview tomcat10 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 tomcat11 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 tomcat9 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview tomcat9 Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N