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TI-2026-29890 Aliases CVE-2026-41284GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg

Apache Tomcat: Unbounded read in WebDAV LOCK and PROPFIND handling

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-770Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 18 fixed, 9 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.21, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.54, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.117. Older, unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version [FIXED_VERSION], which fixes the issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00839 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven): 9.0.118, 10.1.55, 11.0.22org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): 9.0.118, 10.1.55, 11.0.22+1 more productRed Hat: 14 advisoriesRed Hat: 18 fixed, 9 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Tomcat11.0.0-M1 – 11.0.21; 10.1.0-M1 – 10.1.54; 9.0.0.M1 – 9.0.117; 10.0.0-M1 – 10.0.27; 8.5.0 – 8.5.100; 4.0 – 7.0.109—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven)before 9.0.1189.0.118Patch availableGHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg
—org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven)10.1.0-M1 to before 10.1.5510.1.55Patch availableGHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg
—org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven)11.0.0-M1 to before 11.0.2211.0.22Patch availableGHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg
—org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven)before 9.0.1189.0.118Patch availableGHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg
—org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven)10.1.0-M1 to before 10.1.5510.1.55Patch availableGHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg
—org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven)11.0.0-M1 to before 11.0.2211.0.22Patch availableGHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg
—org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven)before 9.0.1189.0.118Patch availableGHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg
—org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven)10.1.0-M1 to before 10.1.5510.1.55Patch availableGHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg
—org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven)11.0.0-M1 to before 11.0.2211.0.22Patch availableGHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg
  • Apache Tomcat VendorApache Affected 11.0.0-M1 – 11.0.21; 10.1.0-M1 – 10.1.54; 9.0.0.M1 – 9.0.117; 10.0.0-M1 – 10.0.27; 8.5.0 – 8.5.100; 4.0 – 7.0.109 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 9.0.118 Fixed in 9.0.118 Patch available GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg
  • org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 10.1.0-M1 to before 10.1.55 Fixed in 10.1.55 Patch available GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg
  • org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0-M1 to before 11.0.22 Fixed in 11.0.22 Patch available GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 9.0.118 Fixed in 9.0.118 Patch available GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Vendor— Affected 10.1.0-M1 to before 10.1.55 Fixed in 10.1.55 Patch available GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0-M1 to before 11.0.22 Fixed in 11.0.22 Patch available GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 9.0.118 Fixed in 9.0.118 Patch available GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven) Vendor— Affected 10.1.0-M1 to before 10.1.55 Fixed in 10.1.55 Patch available GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0-M1 to before 11.0.22 Fixed in 11.0.22 Patch available GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 – 7.0.109; 8.5.0 – 8.5.100; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.118; 10.0.0 – 10.0.27; 10.1.0 to before 10.1.55; 11.0.0 to before 11.0.22VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 – 7.0.109; 8.5.0 – 8.5.100; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.118; 10.0.0 – 10.0.27; 10.1.0 to before 10.1.55; 11.0.0 to before 11.0.22 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven) Fixed in 9.0.118 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven) Fixed in 10.1.55 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (Maven) Fixed in 11.0.22 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Fixed in 9.0.118 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Fixed in 10.1.55 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Fixed in 11.0.22 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven) Fixed in 9.0.118 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven) Fixed in 10.1.55 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (Maven) Fixed in 11.0.22 Advisory →

Red Hat 14 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:68651 Released 2026-09-18 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    tomcat9 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) tomcat9-1:9.0.120-1.el10_2, tomcat9-admin-webapps-1:9.0.120-1.el10_2, tomcat9-docs-webapp-1:9.0.120-1.el10_2 +5
  • RHSA-2026:68677 Released 2026-09-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    tomcat security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) tomcat-1:9.0.120-1.el8_10, tomcat-admin-webapps-1:9.0.120-1.el8_10, tomcat-docs-webapp-1:9.0.120-1.el8_10 +5
  • RHSA-2026:68660 Released 2026-09-17 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    tomcat security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) tomcat-1:9.0.120-2.el9_8, tomcat-admin-webapps-1:9.0.120-2.el9_8, tomcat-docs-webapp-1:9.0.120-2.el9_8 +5
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  • RHSA-2026:68659 Released 2026-09-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    tomcat security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) tomcat-1:9.0.120-1.el9_6, tomcat-admin-webapps-1:9.0.120-1.el9_6, tomcat-docs-webapp-1:9.0.120-1.el9_6 +5
  • RHSA-2026:68678 Released 2026-09-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    tomcat security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) tomcat-1:9.0.120-1.el9_2, tomcat-admin-webapps-1:9.0.120-1.el9_2, tomcat-docs-webapp-1:9.0.120-1.el9_2 +5
  • RHSA-2026:68679 Released 2026-09-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    tomcat security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) tomcat-1:9.0.120-1.el9_4, tomcat-admin-webapps-1:9.0.120-1.el9_4, tomcat-docs-webapp-1:9.0.120-1.el9_4 +5
  • RHSA-2026:68680 Released 2026-09-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    tomcat security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) tomcat-1:9.0.120-1.el8_8, tomcat-admin-webapps-1:9.0.120-1.el8_8, tomcat-docs-webapp-1:9.0.120-1.el8_8 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) tomcat-1:9.0.120-1.el8_8, tomcat-admin-webapps-1:9.0.120-1.el8_8, tomcat-docs-webapp-1:9.0.120-1.el8_8 +5
  • RHSA-2026:68258 Released 2026-09-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images tomcat11-1:11.0.26-0.1.hum1@noarch@public-hummingbird-aarch64-rpms, tomcat11-1:11.0.26-0.1.hum1@noarch@public-hummingbird-x86_64-rpms, tomcat11-1:11.0.26-0.1.hum1@src +18
  • RHSA-2026:68257 Released 2026-09-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images tomcat10-1:10.1.60-0.1.hum1@noarch@public-hummingbird-aarch64-rpms, tomcat10-1:10.1.60-0.1.hum1@noarch@public-hummingbird-x86_64-rpms, tomcat10-1:10.1.60-0.1.hum1@src +18
  • RHSA-2026:67163 Released 2026-09-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    tomcat9 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) tomcat9-1:9.0.120-1.el10_0, tomcat9-admin-webapps-1:9.0.120-1.el10_0, tomcat9-docs-webapp-1:9.0.120-1.el10_0 +5
  • RHSA-2026:43401 Released 2026-07-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.2.4 release and security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.2 on RHEL 10 jws6-tomcat-10.1.49-15.redhat_00013.1.el10jws, jws6-tomcat-admin-webapps-10.1.49-15.redhat_00013.1.el10jws, jws6-tomcat-docs-webapp-10.1.49-15.redhat_00013.1.el10jws +7
    • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.2 on RHEL 8 jws6-tomcat-10.1.49-15.redhat_00013.1.el8jws, jws6-tomcat-admin-webapps-10.1.49-15.redhat_00013.1.el8jws, jws6-tomcat-docs-webapp-10.1.49-15.redhat_00013.1.el8jws +7
    • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.2 on RHEL 9 jws6-tomcat-10.1.49-15.redhat_00013.1.el9jws, jws6-tomcat-admin-webapps-10.1.49-15.redhat_00013.1.el9jws, jws6-tomcat-docs-webapp-10.1.49-15.redhat_00013.1.el9jws +7
  • RHSA-2026:43402 Released 2026-07-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.2.4 release and security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.2.4
  • RHSA-2026:39188 Released 2026-07-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0.0 security release
    • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 10 jws7-tomcat-11.0.21-5.redhat_00004.1.el10jws, jws7-tomcat-admin-webapps-11.0.21-5.redhat_00004.1.el10jws, jws7-tomcat-docs-webapp-11.0.21-5.redhat_00004.1.el10jws +7
    • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 8 jws7-tomcat-11.0.21-5.redhat_00004.1.el8jws, jws7-tomcat-admin-webapps-11.0.21-5.redhat_00004.1.el8jws, jws7-tomcat-docs-webapp-11.0.21-5.redhat_00004.1.el8jws +7
    • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 9 jws7-tomcat-11.0.21-5.redhat_00004.1.el9jws, jws7-tomcat-admin-webapps-11.0.21-5.redhat_00004.1.el9jws, jws7-tomcat-docs-webapp-11.0.21-5.redhat_00004.1.el9jws +7
  • RHSA-2026:39189 Released 2026-07-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0.0 security release
    • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0.0

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Affected—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Affected—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Affected—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Affected—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Affected—
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat build of Debezium 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:68651
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:68677
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:68660
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8)Fixed RHSA-2026:68680
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2026:68678
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2026:68679
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0)Fixed RHSA-2026:67163
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:68659
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8)Fixed RHSA-2026:68680
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:68257, RHSA-2026:68258
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.2 on RHEL 10Fixed RHSA-2026:43401
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.2 on RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2026:43401
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.2 on RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:43401
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.2.4Fixed RHSA-2026:43402
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 10Fixed RHSA-2026:39188
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2026:39188
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:39188
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0.0Fixed RHSA-2026:39189
Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Data Grid 8
  • Red Hat Hardened Images
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 10
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 8
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 7.0 on RHEL 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41284
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gx5v-xp9w-j4cg

References

  • TI-2025-18529 Apache Tomcat: Potential RCE and/or information disclosure and/or information corruption with partial PUT KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2020-01862 Improper privilege management in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-07192 Improper access control in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-09342 Unrestricted file upload in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2017-09340 Unrestricted file upload in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-26741 Apache Tomcat: Fix for CVE-2026-29146 allowed bypass of EncryptInterceptor KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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