CVE-2026-111257 (GCVE-0-2026-111257)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-10 15:19 – Updated: 2026-11-10 15:19
VLAI
Title
Apache TomEE: Well-known administrative credentials created at startup
Summary
With the default configuration and no users defined in the default user database, TomEE silently adds an administrative user with a well-known password at startup. A remote attacker can use these credentials to authenticate to web applications that use the default realm and grant access to any authenticated user or to the TomEE administrative role. 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
Assigner
apache CNA
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache TomEE Affected: 1.5.1 , ≤ 1.7.5 (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 Markus Jung
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