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CVE-2026-97872: Apache TomEE · Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

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

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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.

What to do

Upgrade Apache TomEE and org.apache.tomee/openejb-hessian to 10.0.0-M1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Apache TomEEorg.apache.openejb:openejb-hessianAffected
  • >=4.6.0 <=4.7.5
Fixed in–
Apache TomEEorg.apache.tomee:openejb-hessianAffected
  • >=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-hessianpkg:maven/org.apache.openejb/openejb-hessianOther threatsAffected
  • >=4.6.0 <=4.7.5
Fixed in–
Mavenorg.apache.tomee/openejb-hessianpkg:maven/org.apache.tomee/openejb-hessianOther threatsAffected
  • >=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 block network access to Hessian endpoints from untrusted clients or migrate to a different remoting protocol. A fix is available in Apache TomEE version 10.0.0-M1; upgrading to this or later versions remediates the vulnerability.

Description

Apache TomEE versions using the Hessian protocol to expose EJBs may silently bypass configured authentication and transport security settings, allowing remote unauthenticated attackers to invoke exposed EJB methods. This affects deployments that use the Hessian module with such configurations. Users are advised to restrict network access to Hessian endpoints or migrate to other remoting protocols. A fix is available starting from version 10.0.0-M1.

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