CVE-2026-42498

Summary

Exposure of HTTP Authentication Header to unexpected hosts during WebSocket authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.

This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.21, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.54, from 9.0.2 through 9.0.117, from 8.5.24 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.83 through 7.0.109.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.22, 10.1.55 or 9.0.118, which fix the issue.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Apache Software FoundationApache Tomcat11.0.0-M1 <= 11.0.21affected
Apache Software FoundationApache Tomcat10.1.0-M1 <= 10.1.54affected
Apache Software FoundationApache Tomcat9.0.2 <= 9.0.117affected
Apache Software FoundationApache Tomcat8.5.24 <= 8.5.100affected
Apache Software FoundationApache Tomcat7.0.83 <= 7.0.109affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-200: CWE-200 Exposure of HTTP Authentication Header to unexpected hosts

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: partial

References