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CVE-2026-111248VulnerabilityPublished

The Jakarta Security identity store backed by the Tomcat user database compares the supplied password with the stored value as plain text and ignores the configured credential handler

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-111248· High

Not known to be exploited · fixed in 11.0.0-M2 : patch Apache TomEE soon.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 19:05 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in 11.0.0-M2, 10.3.0, 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/tomee-security to 11.0.0-M2, 10.3.0 or 10.0.0-M1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Apache TomEEorg.apache.tomee:tomee-securityAffected
  • >=11.0.0-M1 <11.0.0-M2
Fixed in
  • 11.0.0-M2
Apache TomEEorg.apache.tomee:tomee-securityAffected
  • >=10.0.0-M1 <10.3.0
Fixed in
  • 10.3.0
Apache TomEEorg.apache.tomee:tomee-securityAffected
  • >=8.0.0-M2 <10.0.0-M1
Fixed in
  • 10.0.0-M1
Mavenorg.apache.tomee/tomee-securitypkg:maven/org.apache.tomee/tomee-securityOther threatsAffected
  • >=8.0.0-M2 <10.0.0-M1
  • >=10.0.0-M1 <10.3.0
  • >=11.0.0-M1 <11.0.0-M2
Fixed in
  • 10.0.0-M1
  • 10.3.0
  • 11.0.0-M2

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Description

The Jakarta Security identity store backed by the Tomcat user database compares the supplied password with the stored value as plain text and ignores the configured credential handler. When digested passwords are stored, an attacker who obtained a stored digest, for example from a leaked users file or backup, can authenticate with the digest instead of the password. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 10.3.0 or 11.0.0-M2, which fix the issue.

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