
Apache Tomcat flaws allow auth bypass and data exposure
Eight issues span three branches; Important fixes are in Tomcat 11.0.27, 10.1.61 and 9.0.123, with no exploitation stated.
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Eight issues span three branches; Important fixes are in Tomcat 11.0.27, 10.1.61 and 9.0.123, with no exploitation stated.

Fixes shipped in 11.0.27, 10.1.61 and 9.0.123; three issues are Important and no active exploitation is reported.
Apache rates the issue important; the excerpt lists three affected version ranges and no fix.
Apache rates the flaw important across Tomcat 7 through 11 ranges when JNDIRealm uses non-GSSAPI SASL.

Attackers used AI agents and GodPotato to turn an exposed Tomcat endpoint into Windows SYSTEM access.

CISA added CVE-2026-34486, an actively exploited Apache Tomcat EncryptInterceptor bypass enabling unauthenticated deserialization RCE, to its KEV catalog.

Technical analysis shows CVE-2026-34486 is a one-line fail-open regression in Tomcat Tribes enabling unauthenticated RCE via Java deserialization.

SentinelOne details CVE-2026-34486, an Apache Tomcat EncryptInterceptor bypass exposing unencrypted cluster communications, with patches and workarounds available.
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