CVE-2026-66422 (GCVE-0-2026-66422)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-25 21:55
Modified
2026-08-26 18:52
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CWE
Summary
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Tomcat cause by security-role-ref definitions being incorrectly used as role aliases within the Realm in additional to the correct usage with Request.isUserInRole(). This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.25 through 9.0.120. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.46 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.97 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.25, 10.1.58 or 9.0.121, which fix the issue.
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Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat Version: 11.0.0-M1   ≤ 11.0.24
Version: 10.1.0-M1   ≤ 10.1.57
Version: 9.0.25   ≤ 9.0.120
Version: 8.5.46   ≤ 8.5.100
Version: 7.0.97   ≤ 7.0.109
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