Observable Timing Discrepancy vulnerability when comparing AJP secret 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 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.117, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109.
Older unsupported versions may also be affected.

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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Description Observable Timing Discrepancy vulnerability when comparing AJP secret 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 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.117, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Older unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.22, 10.1.55 or 9.0.118 which fix the issue.
Title Apache Tomcat: AJP secret compared in non-constant time
Weaknesses CWE-208
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T17:41:01.502Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T16:22:01.182Z

Link: CVE-2026-43514

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Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-05-12T16:16:18.370

Modified: 2026-05-12T18:17:27.093

Link: CVE-2026-43514

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Updated: 2026-05-12T17:45:20Z

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