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Apache Tomcat - Digest authenticator will authenticate any unknown user
Apache Tomcat - Digest authenticator will authenticate any unknown user
Affected packages
- org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core— before 9.0.118
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat— before 9.0.118
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina— before 9.0.118
Exploit signal
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- No
- EPSS score
- —
- EPSS percentile
- —
EPSS is the probability a CVE is exploited in the wild; percentile is its rank among all CVEs.
Sources
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43512
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/3d4d3fae07a6cd9c2eb193c5491001740ec64448
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/6565a6cb6499e56fe2f34457cec99f9d1c4f39e9
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/a99c355e8199adbfd67c9a1fffbd85b810b196cd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/7x09x7o12solvclslw3sz0288xc8wx73
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/12/8
Structured record: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-h6fc-48rj-7qqh
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