CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-68569
8.1 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-08-25
- Last modified
- 2026-09-21
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 8.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
Description
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat meant that in some circumstances (e.g. CLIENT-CERT, SPNEGO) that a user would be authenticated even if the user did not exist in the DataSourceRealm.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.120.
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 11.0.25, 10.1.58 or 9.0.121, which fix the issue.
Affected configurations
• apache tomcat (>= 7.0.0 <= 7.0.109)
• apache tomcat (>= 8.5.0 < 9.0.121)
• apache tomcat (>= 10.1.0 < 10.1.58)
• apache tomcat (>= 11.0.0 < 11.0.25)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/8robqo76q0osxgw0b5lcwgz0hcf9h4zc Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/26/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory