CVE-2026-42498

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.006 · 51 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.65% (51st) EPSS

CVSS 7.3 · high

Is it mine?

59 products

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Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Exposure of HTTP Authentication Header to unexpected hosts during WebSocket authentication vulnerability 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 9.0.2 through 9.0.117, from 8.5.24 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.83 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.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.7–7.3

v3.17.3highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondaryexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.4

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · OSV

v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-200USCWE-200USCWE-200US

affected products (59)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Absolute Secure Access <14.60all versionscert_bundDE
Amazon Linux 2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:amazon:linux_2:-
Broadcom Brocade SANnavall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:broadcom:brocade_sannav:-
Debian Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:-
Dell Avamarall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:dell:avamar:-
Dell NetWorkerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:dell:networker:-
IBM Power Hardware Management Consoleall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:hardware_management_console:-
IBM QRadar SIEMall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:qradar_siem:-
Oracle Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:oracle:linux:-
RESF Rocky Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:resf:rocky_linux:-
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
SUSE Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:-
SUSE openSUSEall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:opensuse:-
Ubuntu Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:-
Absolute Secure Access< 14.60cert_bundDE
Apache Tomcat< 10.1.55cert_bundDE
Apache Tomcat< 11.0.22cert_bundDE
Apache Tomcat< 9.0.118cert_bundDE
Dell Secure Connect Gateway< 5.36.00.16cert_bundDE
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat≤ 7.0.83 ≤7.0.109enisa_euvdEU

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advisories (5)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2026-1514Apache Tomcat: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-05-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apache Tomcat ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Daten zu manipulieren, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen oder andere, nicht spezifizierte bezeichnete Angriffe durchzuführen.
WID-SEC-W-2026-1955Atlassian Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, Fisheye, Crucible, Jira und Jira Service Management: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-06-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Atlassian Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, Fisheye, Crucible, Jira und Jira Service Management ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, erweiterte Berechtigungen zu erlangen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen.
WID-SEC-W-2026-2455Oracle Solaris Drittanbieterkomponenten: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in verschiedenen Komponenten von Drittanbietern in Oracle Solaris ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
GHSA-fv25-8xcx-gqjcApache Tomcat - WebSocket authentication header exposure2026-05-12ghsa · osvUS
Versions Affected: Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M1 to 11.0.21 Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.54 Apache Tomcat 9.0.2 to 9.0.117 Older, unsupported versions may also be affected Description: If a WebSocket request was redirected after authentication, Tomcat's WebSocket client would present the most recent authentication header to the redirect target host. Mitigation: Users of the affected versions should apply one of the following mitigations: - Upgrade to Apache Tomcat 11.0.22 or later - Upgrade to Apache Tomcat 10.1.55 or later - Upgrade to Apache Tomcat 9.0.118 or later Credit: This issue was identified by lokerxx
BIT-tomcat-2026-42498Apache Tomcat: WebSocket authentication header exposure2026-05-14vendor · osvUS
Exposure of HTTP Authentication Header to unexpected hosts during WebSocket authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0 through 11.0.21, from 10.1.0 through 10.1.54, from 9.0.2 through 9.0.117, from 8.5.24 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.83 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.

also known as (6)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu osv cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-05-12modified 2026-10-26

references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42498 cnnvd
https://tomcat.apache.org/download-90.cgiPatchcnnvd
https://lists.apache.org/thread/n61zwf75jrv09rz90j4jssncm244bwdb enisa_euvd
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/12/14Mailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
https://lists.apache.org/thread/n61zwf75jrv09rz90j4jssncm244bwdbMailing ListVendor Advisorynvd

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