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CVE-2026-97888: Apache TomEE · Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Session

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.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.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. Alternatively, users are recommended to block network access to the embedded HTTP server from untrusted clients or migrate to Tomcat-based TomEE distributions to avoid exposure.

Description

Apache TomEE's embedded HTTP server does not clear the security identity between requests, allowing a remote unauthenticated attacker to have their request processed with the privileges of a previously authenticated user. This affects applications using programmatic or basic authentication with the embedded server. Users are advised to block untrusted network access or migrate to Tomcat-based TomEE distributions.

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