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CVE-2026-97880: Apache TomEE · Improper Authentication

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-http to 10.0.0-M1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Apache TomEEorg.apache.openejb:openejb-httpAffected
  • >=4.0.0-beta-1 <=4.7.5
Fixed in–
Apache TomEEorg.apache.tomee:openejb-httpAffected
  • >=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-httppkg:maven/org.apache.openejb/openejb-httpOther threatsAffected
  • >=4.0.0-beta-1 <=4.7.5
Fixed in–
Mavenorg.apache.tomee/openejb-httppkg:maven/org.apache.tomee/openejb-httpOther 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

A fix is available starting from Apache TomEE version 10.0.0-M1. Users should upgrade to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Alternatively, users are recommended to block network access to the embedded HTTP server from untrusted clients or migrate to Tomcat-based TomEE distributions which are not affected by this issue.

Description

CVE-2026-97880 is an improper authentication vulnerability in Apache TomEE's embedded OpenEJB HTTP server. The server dispatches some requests to REST endpoints configured for HTTP Basic authentication without verifying credentials, allowing remote unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication and invoke protected resources. This affects only deployments using the embedded HTTP server with Basic authentication. Users are advised to block network access to the embedded HTTP server from untrusted clients or migrate to Tomcat-based TomEE distributions.

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