CVE-2026-78383

Public on 2026-09-23
Modified on 2026-09-25
Description
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability in Apache Tomcat allows an unauthenticated AJP request to pin an AJP processing thread leading to denial of service.

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.M1 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, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected.



Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60 or 9.0.122, which fix the issue.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core tomcat Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Tomcat9 Extra tomcat Pending Fix
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 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H