CVE-2026-43514 (GCVE-0-2026-43514)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-12 15:32 – Updated: 2026-05-13 17:22
VLAI
Title
Apache Tomcat: AJP secret compared in non-constant time
Summary
Observable Timing Discrepancy vulnerability when comparing AJP secret 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. Older unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.22, 10.1.55 or 9.0.118 which fix the issue.
Severity
3.7 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-13 17:22 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-208 - Observable Timing Discrepancy
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat Affected: 11.0.0-M1 , ≤ 11.0.21 (semver)
Affected: 10.1.0-M1 , ≤ 10.1.54 (semver)
Affected: 9.0.0.M1 , ≤ 9.0.117 (semver)
Affected: 8.5.0 , ≤ 8.5.100 (semver)
Affected: 7.0.0 , ≤ 7.0.109 (semver)
Unknown: 0 , < 7.00 (semver)
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