CVE-2026-66422
Apache Tomcat: Servlet role references can bypass declarative role constraints
HIGH 8.1
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.43 % · percentile 37 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- apache
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-285 — Improper Authorization
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-66131
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-66422
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1336 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1256 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1249 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1165 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1083 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Apache Tomcat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 7.0.97 ≤ 7.0.109cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 8.5.46 < 9.0.121cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 10.1.0 < 10.1.58cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 11.0.0 < 11.0.25
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation · Apache Tomcat | affected 11.0.0-M1 ≤ 11.0.24 ; affected 10.1.0-M1 ≤ 10.1.57 ; affected 9.0.25 ≤ 9.0.120 ; affected 8.5.46 ≤ 8.5.100 ; affected 7.0.97 ≤ 7.0.109 ; unaffected 0 < 7.0.97 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |