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.
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.
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Tue, 12 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Apache Tomcat: WebSocket authentication header exposure | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-200 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
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Updated: 2026-05-12T15:17:56.531Z
Reserved: 2026-04-27T22:13:05.647Z
Link: CVE-2026-42498
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-12T16:16:17.800
Modified: 2026-05-12T16:37:05.083
Link: CVE-2026-42498
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