CVE-2026-78437 (GCVE-0-2026-78437)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-23 11:26
Modified
2026-09-23 18:10
Severity ?
CWE
Summary
Incomplete cleanup vulnerability in Apache Tomcat allows a malformed request to potentially (depends on timing) cause one request from another user to fail. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.19 through 11.0.25, from 10.1.53 through 10.1.59, from 9.0.116 through 9.0.121. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60 or 9.0.122, which fix the issue.
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Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat Version: 11.0.19   ≤ 11.0.25
Version: 10.1.53   ≤ 10.1.59
Version: 9.0.116   ≤ 9.0.121
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