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CVE-2024-52316VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-52316· Critical 9.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical : upgrade the Red Hat redhat/tomcat package to 9.0.120 as a priority.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
6.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 93% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 9.0.120
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Nov 2024

  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 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade the Red Hat redhat/tomcat package to 9.0.120.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/tomcatpkg:rpm/redhat/tomcatOther threatsAffected
  • >=9.0.0 <9.0.120
Fixed in
  • 9.0.120

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated Apache Tomcat packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support that address all listed vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates promptly to remediate the security issues. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official patches.

Description

This Red Hat Security Advisory addresses multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat, a servlet container for Java Servlet and JSP technologies. The issues include improper input validation, authentication bypasses, HTTP/2 header validation flaws, information disclosure during WebSocket authentication, improper authorization, case sensitivity handling errors, security constraint bypasses, and insufficient documentation that may lead to insecure configurations. These vulnerabilities collectively pose a high security risk and affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support versions. The advisory provides updated packages to remediate these issues.

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