CVE-2026-75973
Description
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. When Jakarta Authentication was configured with SimpleAuthConfigProvider as the default provider and multiple web application used that provider, the realm for the first web application to authenticate a request would be used for all web applications.
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.M4 through 9.0.121.
The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100. Other unsupported versions may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60, 9.0.122, which fixes the issue.
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Affected products
10- osv-coords9 versionspkg:bitnami/tomcatpkg:rpm/opensuse/libtcnative-1-0&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/libtcnative-2-0&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat10&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat10&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat11&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat11&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
>= 8.5.0, < 9.0.45+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 8.5.0, < 9.0.45
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.9-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.16-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.122-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.122-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.1.60-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.1.60-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.0.26-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.0.26-1.1
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4- ⚡ Weekly Recap: NetScaler and FortiMail 0-Days, AI Coding Leaks, Spectre v2 and Ransomware ArrestsThe Hacker News · Oct 5, 2026
- Apache: 25 Vulnerabilities Disclosed, Critical Flaws Hit Tomcat on Sep 23-24, 2026Vypr Intelligence · Sep 24, 2026
- Apache Tomcat Update Fixes WebSocket and HTTP/2 Flaws Affecting Server SecurityCyber Security News · Sep 24, 2026
- Apache Tomcat: 12 Vulnerabilities Including HTTP/2 Smuggling and Auth Bypass Disclosed TogetherVypr Intelligence · Sep 23, 2026