With the default configuration and no users defined in the default user database, TomEE silently adds an administrative user with a well-known password at startup
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · fixed in 11.0.0-M2 : patch Apache TomEE soon.
Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 19:05 UTC
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
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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-catalina to 11.0.0-M2, 10.3.0 or 10.0.0-M1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| Apache TomEEorg.apache.openejb:tomee-catalina | Affected
| Fixed in– |
| Apache TomEEorg.apache.tomee:tomee-catalina | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Apache TomEEorg.apache.tomee:tomee-catalina | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Apache TomEEorg.apache.tomee:tomee-catalina | Affected
| Fixed in
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Mavenorg.apache.openejb/tomee-catalinapkg:maven/org.apache.openejb/tomee-catalinaOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Mavenorg.apache.tomee/tomee-catalinapkg:maven/org.apache.tomee/tomee-catalinaOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
With the default configuration and no users defined in the default user database, TomEE silently adds an administrative user with a well-known password at startup. A remote attacker can use these credentials to authenticate to web applications that use the default realm and grant access to any authenticated user or to the TomEE administrative role. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 10.3.0 or 11.0.0-M2, which fix the issue.