CVE-2026-111240 (GCVE-0-2026-111240)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-10 15:30 – Updated: 2026-11-10 15:30
VLAI
Title
Apache TomEE: Authentication bypass for accounts without a stored password in SQL login module
Summary
The JDBC based JAAS login module accepts a login without a password for accounts whose stored password is NULL. A remote attacker who knows the user name of such an account can authenticate as that user and obtain its roles. Only deployments using this login module with NULL passwords in the user table are affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 10.3.0 or 11.0.0-M2, which fix the issue.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
apache CNA
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache TomEE Affected: 4.0.0-beta-1 , ≤ 4.7.5 (semver)
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Apache Software Foundation Apache TomEE Affected: 7.0.0-M1 , < 10.0.0-M1 (semver)
Affected: 10.0.0-M1 , < 10.3.0 (semver)
Affected: 11.0.0-M1 , < 11.0.0-M2 (semver)
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Credits
The Apache Software Foundation Claude Security Richard Zowalla
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