CVE-2026-29146 (GCVE-0-2026-29146)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-09 19:21 – Updated: 2026-04-10 18:17
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Title
Apache Tomcat: EncryptInterceptor vulnerable to padding oracle attack by default
Summary
Padding Oracle vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's EncryptInterceptor with default configuration. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.18, from 10.0.0-M1 through 10.1.52, from 9.0.13 through 9..115, from 8.5.38 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.100 through 7.0.109. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.19, 10.1.53 and 9.0.116, which fixes the issue.
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CWE
  • Padding Oracle
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Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat Affected: 11.0.0-M1 , ≤ 11.0.18 (semver)
Affected: 10.0.0-M1 , ≤ 10.1.52 (semver)
Affected: 9.0.13 , ≤ 9.0.115 (semver)
Affected: 8.5.38 , ≤ 8.5.100 (semver)
Affected: 7.0.100 , ≤ 7.0.109 (semver)
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Credits
Uri Katz and Avi Lumelsky (Oligo Security)
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