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Apache Tomcat Missing Critical Step in Authentication Vulnerability - CVE-2026-55957 - Vulnerability Database
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Apache Tomcat Missing Critical Step in Authentication Vulnerability - CVE-2026-55957

High
Reference: CVE-2026-55957
NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55957
Title: Apache Tomcat Missing Critical Step in Authentication Vulnerability
Overview:

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