VulnerabilityPublished 10 Nov 2026

CVE-2026-111239: Apache TomEE · Missing Authorization

Affects Apache TomEESource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 10.0.0-M1 soon.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 15:51 UTC

Severity

High

Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none

Patch: Available – fixed in 10.0.0-M1

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade Apache TomEE and org.apache.tomee/openejb-ssh and org.apache.tomee/openejb-common-cli to 10.0.0-M1.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Apache TomEEorg.apache.openejb:openejb-ssh	Affected >=4.0.0 <=4.7.5	Fixed in–
Apache TomEEorg.apache.tomee:openejb-ssh	Affected >=7.0.0-M1 <10.0.0-M1 >=10.0.0-M1 <=10.2.0 =11.0.0-M1	Fixed in 10.0.0-M1
Apache TomEEorg.apache.openejb:openejb-common-cli	Affected >=4.0.0 <=4.7.5	Fixed in–
Apache TomEEorg.apache.tomee:openejb-common-cli	Affected >=7.0.0-M1 <10.0.0-M1 >=10.0.0-M1 <=10.2.0 =11.0.0-M1	Fixed in 10.0.0-M1
Mavenorg.apache.openejb/openejb-ssh`pkg:maven/org.apache.openejb/openejb-ssh`Other threats	Affected >=4.0.0 <=4.7.5	Fixed in–
Mavenorg.apache.tomee/openejb-ssh`pkg:maven/org.apache.tomee/openejb-ssh`Other threats	Affected >=7.0.0-M1 <10.0.0-M1 >=10.0.0-M1 <=10.2.0 =11.0.0-M1	Fixed in 10.0.0-M1

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AI-suggested

Users should disable the SSH administration service if not required. If the service must be used, restrict network access to trusted clients only and configure the login domain to include only administrative users. A fix is available starting from Apache TomEE version 10.0.0-M1; upgrading to this or later versions will remediate the vulnerability.

Description

CVE-2026-111239 is a missing authorization vulnerability in Apache TomEE's optional SSH administration service. The service grants full administrative shell access to any user authenticated in its configured login domain without verifying administrative privileges. This allows attackers with any user credentials in that domain, including low-privileged users, to execute arbitrary code as the server process. Users are advised to disable the SSH administration service or restrict its access to trusted administrative users only.

CWE-862Missing Authorization (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #4OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
Architecture and Design
Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries.
Architecture and Design
Ensure that access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.8 (opens in a new tab)
V13.4.2 (opens in a new tab)
V7.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

lists.apache.org/thread/wfoxj510yol03lmzbzdftyphwvtq87wg (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 10 Nov 2026, 15:51 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-862

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