CVE-2026-87022 (GCVE-0-2026-87022)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-23 11:32
Modified
2026-09-23 18:10
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-130 - Improper handling of length parameter inconsistency
Summary
Improper handling of length parameter inconsistency vulnerability in Apache Tomcat allows WebSocket message smuggling when per-message-deflate is used. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.25, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.59, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.121. The following versions were EOS at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.56 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60 or 9.1.22, which fix the issue.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat Version: 11.0.0-M1   ≤ 11.0.25
Version: 10.1.0-M1   ≤ 10.1.59
Version: 9.0.0.M1   ≤ 9.0.121
Version: 8.5.0   ≤ 8.5.100
Version: 7.0.56   ≤ 7.0.109
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