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.
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
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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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 |