CVE-2026-50229
mediumpriority · track · 11EPSS 0.041 · 91 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in the number guess example for Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.22, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.55, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.118, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Other versions that have reached end of support may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.23, 10.1.56 or 9.0.119, which fix the issue.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- qsuv/CVE-2026-50229qsuv/CVE-2026-50229PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (42)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- IBM Power Hardware Management Console V10.3.1050.0-V10.3.1064.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:hardware_management_console:v10.3.1050.0_-_v10.3.1064.1
- IBM Power Hardware Management Console V11.1.1110.0-V11.1.1112.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:hardware_management_console:v11.1.1110.0_-_v11.1.1112.2
- IBM Power Hardware Management Console V11.2.1120.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:hardware_management_console:v11.2.1120.0
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-2123Apache Tomcat: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-06-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apache Tomcat ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen, Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe durchzuführen oder andere, nicht näher spezifizierte Auswirkungen auszulösen.
- BIT-tomcat-2026-50229Apache Tomcat: XSS in number guess example2026-09-11vendor · osvUS
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in the number guess example for Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0 through 11.0.22, from 10.1.0 through 10.1.55, from 9.0.0 through 9.0.118, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Other versions that have reached end of support may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.23, 10.1.56 or 9.0.119, which fix the issue.
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/29/20cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/wlt2no8bw45zl1w8byop4zfqphldf5j0cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/wlt2no8bw45zl1w8byop4zfqphldf5j0enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/29/20Third Party Advisorynvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/wlt2no8bw45zl1w8byop4zfqphldf5j0Vendor AdvisoryMailing Listnvd
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