CVE-2026-101296 (GCVE-0-2026-101296)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-20 13:45
Modified
2026-10-21 06:31
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-304 - Missing critical step in authentication
Summary
A missing critical step in authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat when the JNDI realm was configured with with a non GSSAPI SASL authentication mechanism allowed attackers to authenticate without providing the correct password. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.26, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.60, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.122. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.27, 10.1.61 or 9.0.123, which fix the issue.
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Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat Version: 11.0.0-M1   ≤ 11.0.26
Version: 10.1.0-M1   ≤ 10.1.60
Version: 9.0.0.M1   ≤ 9.0.122
Version: 8.5.0   ≤ 8.5.100
Version: 7.0.0   ≤ 7.0.109
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