CVE-2026-43515: Apache Tomcat: Security constraints not correctly applied
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 36/100)
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 68.7% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
- Fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat 11.0.22.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat 11.0.22 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
Improper Authorization vulnerability when multiple method constraints define an HTTP method for the same extension in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.21, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.54, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.117, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.22, 10.1.55 or 9.0.118 which fix the issue.
- BDU:2026-08080
- GHSA-5m62-pw8w-7w9f
- ALSA-2026:68651
- ALSA-2026:68660
- ALSA-2026:68677
- ALSA-2026:69259
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10925-1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10926-1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10927-1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21117-1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21121-1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21122-1
- RHSA-2026:13745
- RHSA-2026:16528
- RHSA-2026:39188
- RHSA-2026:43401
- RHSA-2026:67164
- RHSA-2026:68651
- RHSA-2026:68660
- RHSA-2026:68677
- Published
- May 12, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 26, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.2% · 68th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-285
Report tools
Action score
36
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 36 / 40 · 9.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| apache | tomcat | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- apache tomcat7.0.0 and later · up to 7.0.109 inclusive
- apache tomcat8.5.0 and later · up to 8.5.100 inclusive
- apache tomcat9.0.0 and later · before 9.0.118
- apache tomcat10.1.0 and later · before 10.1.55
- apache tomcat11.0.0 and later · before 11.0.22
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 Tomcat
- 11.0.0-M1 and later · up to and including 11.0.21affected · semver
- 10.1.0-M1 and later · up to and including 10.1.54affected · semver
- 9.0.0.M1 and later · up to and including 9.0.117affected · semver
- 8.5.0 and later · up to and including 8.5.100affected · semver
- 7.0.0 and later · up to and including 7.0.109affected · semver
- before 7.0.0unknown · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat | before 1:10.1.49-4.el10_2.alma.1 | 1:10.1.49-4.el10_2.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat-admin-webapps | before 1:10.1.49-4.el10_2.alma.1 | 1:10.1.49-4.el10_2.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat-docs-webapp | before 1:10.1.49-4.el10_2.alma.1 | 1:10.1.49-4.el10_2.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat-el-5.0-api | before 1:10.1.49-4.el10_2.alma.1 | 1:10.1.49-4.el10_2.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat-jsp-3.1-api | before 1:10.1.49-4.el10_2.alma.1 | 1:10.1.49-4.el10_2.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat-lib | before 1:10.1.49-4.el10_2.alma.1 | 1:10.1.49-4.el10_2.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat-servlet-6.0-api | before 1:10.1.49-4.el10_2.alma.1 | 1:10.1.49-4.el10_2.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat-webapps | before 1:10.1.49-4.el10_2.alma.1 | 1:10.1.49-4.el10_2.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9 | before 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 | 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-admin-webapps | before 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 | 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-docs-webapp | before 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 | 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-el-3.0-api | before 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 | 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-jsp-2.3-api | before 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 | 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-lib | before 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 | 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-servlet-4.0-api | before 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 | 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | tomcat9-webapps | before 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 | 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat | before 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-admin-webapps | before 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-docs-webapp | before 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-el-3.0-api | before 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-jsp-2.3-api | before 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-lib | before 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-servlet-4.0-api | before 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tomcat-webapps | before 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 | 1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 |
+96
Same product
apache: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2025-24813Apache Tomcat: Potential RCE and/or information disclosure and/or information corruption with partial PUTKEV99Now
- CVE-2016-8735Remote code execution is possible with Apache Tomcat before 6.0.48, 7.x before 7.0.73, 8.x before 8.0.39, 8.5.x before 8.5.7, and 9.x beforeKEV96Now
- CVE-2017-12617When running Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0, 8.5.0 to 8.5.22, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.46 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.81 with HTTP PUTs enabled (e.g.KEV92Now
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-43513May 12, 2026 · Apache Tomcat: LockOutRealm treats user names as case-sensitive30Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-43514May 12, 2026 · Apache Tomcat: AJP secret compared in non-constant time14Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-50229Jun 29, 2026 · Apache Tomcat: XSS in number guess example25Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat | 11.0.22 · description | Vendor (CNA) |
| almalinux:tomcat | 1:9.0.120-2.el9_8 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:tomcat-admin-webapps | 1:9.0.120-2.el9_8 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:tomcat-docs-webapp | 1:9.0.120-2.el9_8 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:tomcat-el-3.0-api | 1:9.0.120-2.el9_8 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:tomcat9 | 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:tomcat9-admin-webapps | 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:tomcat9-docs-webapp | 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:tomcat9-el-3.0-api | 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:tomcat9-jsp-2.3-api | 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:tomcat9-lib | 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:tomcat9-servlet-4.0-api | 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:tomcat9-webapps | 1:9.0.120-1.el10_2.alma.1 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:tomcat10 | 10.1.55-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:tomcat11 | 11.0.22-1~deb13u1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:tomcat9 | 9.0.70-2 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | 10.1.55 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | 11.0.22 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | 9.0.118 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | 10.1.55 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | 11.0.22 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | 9.0.118 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | 10.1.55 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | 11.0.22 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | 9.0.118 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:tomcat | 9.0.118-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:tomcat10 | 10.1.55-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:tomcat11 | 11.0.22-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:jws7-tomcat | 0:11.0.21-5.redhat_00004.1.el10jws · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:7.0::el10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:jws7-tomcat-admin-webapps | 0:11.0.21-5.redhat_00004.1.el10jws · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:7.0::el10 | Package registry (OSV) |
+25
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2026-06-19 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+37 d
- TodayNov 5, 2026+177 d
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-66422105 days apartApache Tomcat: Servlet role references can bypass declarative role constraints32Monitor
- CVE-2026-5595648 days apartApache Tomcat: Security constraints for default servlet ignored method26Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-26-0229 · May 13, 2026(Apache Tomcat Güvenlik Bildirimi)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-285 · Improper AuthorizationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLsCAPEC-1likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Directory IndexingCAPEC-127likelihood: High · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Malicious FilesCAPEC-17likelihood: High · Very High
- Manipulating Opaque Client-based Data TokensCAPEC-39likelihood: High · Medium
- Bypassing ATA Password SecurityCAPEC-402
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
- Data from Local SystemT1005
- Query RegistryT1012
- File and Directory DiscoveryT1083
- Access Token Manipulation:Token Impersonation/TheftT1134.001
- Use Alternate Authentication Material:Web Session CookieT1550.004
- Unsecured Credentials: Credentials in RegistryT1552.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Data Manipulation: Transmitted Data ManipulationT1565.002
- Hijack Execution Flow: Executable Installer File Permissions WeaknessT1574.005
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
- Hijack Execution Flow: ServicesFile Permissions WeaknessT1574.010
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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