CVE-2026-55957 (GCVE-0-2026-55957)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-29 20:47 – Updated: 2026-06-30 13:27
VLAI
Title
Apache Tomcat: Authentication bypass with JNDIRealm and GSSAPI authenticated bind
Summary
Missing Critical Step in Authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat when the JNDIRealm was configured to authenticate binds using GSSAPI allowed attackers to authenticate without provided the correct password. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.4, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.36, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.100, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.5, 10.1.37 or 9.0.101, which fixes the issue.
Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-30 13:26 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-304 - Missing Critical Step in Authentication
Assigner
apache CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 1090 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat Affected: 11.0.0-M1 , ≤ 11.0.4 (semver)
Affected: 10.1.0-M1 , ≤ 10.1.36 (semver)
Affected: 9.0.0.M1 , ≤ 9.0.100 (semver)
Affected: 8.5.0 , ≤ 8.5.100 (semver)
Affected: 7.0.0 , ≤ 7.0.109 (semver)
Unknown: 0 , < 7.0.0 (semver)
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Credits
Ilan Toyter
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