CVE-2026-75973Apache Tomcat: Cross-context authentication mix-up with Jakarta Authentication configured
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.3 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- apache
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat apache_software_foundation:apache_tomcat (from the name) | 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; from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100; through 7.0.109 not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/njjcdkkzqyzx4n3ffc4ffjmyh5mpl1grvendor-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/23/20
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