Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Jul 28, 2026· Updated Aug 27, 2026
CVE-2026-66299
CVE-2026-66299
Description
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Tomcat's WebSocket chat example.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M20 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.24 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.89 through 9.0.120. Users who have followed the security guidance to remove the examples web application are not affected by this issue.
Users are recommended to remove the examples web application or to upgrade to version 11.0.25, 10.1.58 or 9.0.121 (when released), which fix the issue.
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=9.0.89,<9.0.121
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone20:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone21:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone22:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone23:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone24:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone25:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:11.0.0:milestone26:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 11.0.0-M20 - 11.0.24, 10.1.24 - 10.1.57, 9.0.89 - 9.0.120
- osv-coords3 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat10&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat11&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:bitnami/tomcat
< 10.1.59-160000.1.1+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 10.1.59-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.0.25-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.121
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/28/25nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread/8owczcc1o8qw1rxmg9gvfk4w2jnh4l5knvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
News mentions
2- Apache Tomcat Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Bypass Security Controls and Crash ServersCyber Security News · Aug 27, 2026
- Apache: 18 Vulnerabilities Across ActiveMQ, Tomcat, Thrift Disclosed TogetherVypr Intelligence · Jul 29, 2026