Vulnerability GHSA-7895-gffq-w6jq

High Risk
HIGH RISK
CVSS Score: 7.3
Score Range: 7.0–8.9
High severity vulnerabilities (CVSS 7.0–8.9). Serious vulnerabilities that should be prioritized soon after critical fixes.
4 months ago
June 29, 2026 at 09:32 PM UTC
Apache Tomcat has a Missing Critical Step in Authentication vulnerability
7.0.0 - 7.0.109 and 8.5.0 - 9.0.100 and 10.1.0-M1 - 10.1.36 and 11.0.0-M1 - 11.0.4
7.0.0 - 7.0.109 and 8.5.0 - 9.0.100 and 10.1.0-M1 - 10.1.36 and 11.0.0-M1 - 11.0.4

Summary

Apache Tomcat has a Missing Critical Step in Authentication vulnerability

Details

Missing Critical Step in Authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat when the JNDIRealm was configured to authenticate binds using GSSAPI allowed attackers to authenticate without providing the correct password.

This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.4, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.36, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.100, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.5, 10.1.37 or 9.0.101, which fixes the issue.

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Timeline

Published
4 months ago
June 29, 2026 at 09:32 PM UTC
Fixed (11.0.5)
Unknown
Unknown
Fixed (11.0.5)
Unknown
Unknown
Fixed (11.0.5)
Unknown
Unknown
Last Modified
4 hours ago
November 04, 2026 at 04:41 PM UTC