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CVE-2026-111256: Apache TomEE: Missing authentication for web service endpoints in embedded HTTP server

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Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.21% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache TomEE 10.0.0-M1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Apache Software Foundation Apache TomEE 10.0.0-M1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

When JAX-WS or JAX-RS endpoints are published by the embedded OpenEJB HTTP server rather than Tomcat, some configured authentication methods are silently ignored and the endpoint is published without authentication. A remote unauthenticated attacker can invoke the exposed operations without credentials. Only deployments that use the embedded HTTP server and rely on such an authentication method are affected. Users are recommended to block network access to the embedded HTTP server from untrusted clients, or to migrate to the Tomcat based TomEE distributions.

Published
Nov 10, 2026
Updated
Nov 12, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 11th percentile

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CVSS
0 / 40 · —
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apache). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache TomEE

    • 11.0.0-M1, 11.0.0-M1affected
    • 4.0.0-beta-1 and later · up to and including 4.7.5affected · semver
    • 4.6.0 and later · up to and including 4.7.5affected · semver
    • 7.0.0-M1 and later · before 10.0.0-M1affected · semver
    • 10.0.0-M1 and later · up to and including 10.2.0affected · semver
    • 7.0.0-M1 and later · before 10.0.0-M1affected · semver
    • 10.0.0-M1 and later · up to and including 10.2.0affected · semver

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-97890Apache TomEE: Session fixation in embedded HTTP server
    0Monitor
  • CVE-2026-97888Apache TomEE: Caller identity leaks across requests in embedded HTTP server
    0Monitor
  • CVE-2026-97881Apache TomEE: Path traversal in embedded HTTP server static resource handling
    0Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-111250Nov 10, 2026 · Apache TomEE: Authentication bypass via programmatic authentication in embedded HTTP server
    0Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-111251Nov 10, 2026 · Apache TomEE: Unauthenticated server shutdown via the admin port
    0Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-111257Nov 10, 2026 · Apache TomEE: Well-known administrative credentials created at startup
    0Monitor

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Which version to upgrade to

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
Apache Software Foundation Apache TomEE10.0.0-M1Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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  1. Published
  2. Fix recordedsame day
  3. TodayNov 13, 2026+3 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

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Variant candidates

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  • CVE-2026-1112510 days apartApache TomEE: Unauthenticated server shutdown via the admin port
    0Monitor
  • CVE-2026-1112630 days apartApache TomEE: Missing authentication on EJB web service endpoints deployed in a web application
    0Monitor
  • CVE-2026-877560 days apartApache TomEE: Missing authorization on internal deployer EJBs in default profile
    0Monitor
  • CVE-2026-978700 days apartApache TomEE: Missing authentication for Hessian endpoints in embedded HTTP server
    0Monitor
  • CVE-2026-978720 days apartApache TomEE: Authentication bypass of Hessian EJB endpoints due to ignored security settings
    0Monitor

Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · public bounty program.

Technical details

No CVSS vector for this record, so attack conditions can't be derived.

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-306 · Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Root cause

A function added for development or support ships to production without authentication. It often relies on the assumption that it is “only reachable from the internal network.”

The bug in code

The whole CWE-306 class

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Vulnerable

ts
// Added for the support teamapp.post("/maintenance/reset", resetDevice);

Fixed

ts
if (config.maintenanceEnabled) {  app.post(    "/maintenance/reset",    requireSession, requireRole("admin"), resetDevice  );}

Attack context

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References

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