CVE-2026-101296: CWE-304 Missing critical step in authentication in Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat
Description
A missing critical step in authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat when the JNDI realm was configured with with a non GSSAPI SASL authentication mechanism allowed attackers to authenticate without providing the correct password. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.26, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.60, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.122. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.27, 10.1.61 or 9.0.123, which fix the issue.
Affected software
Apache Software Foundation
Apache Tomcat
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-28T13:07:28.598Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad775012cdf04f656336c98
Added to database: 10/20/2026, 14:04:49 UTC
Last updated: 10/20/2026, 14:04:49 UTC
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