Description
A missing critical step in authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat when the JNDI realm was configured with with a non GSSAPI SASL authentication mechanism allowed attackers to authenticate without providing the correct password.



This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.26, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.60, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.122.



The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected.



Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.27, 10.1.61 or 9.0.123, which fix the issue.
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description A missing critical step in authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat when the JNDI realm was configured with with a non GSSAPI SASL authentication mechanism allowed attackers to authenticate without providing the correct password. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.26, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.60, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.122. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.27, 10.1.61 or 9.0.123, which fix the issue.
Title Apache Tomcat: JNDIRealm bind credential validation fails open for non-GSSAPI SASL mechanisms
Weaknesses CWE-304
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T13:45:39.959Z

Reserved: 2026-09-28T13:07:28.598Z

Link: CVE-2026-101296

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-20T14:16:54.767

Modified: 2026-10-20T14:16:54.767

Link: CVE-2026-101296

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Updated: 2026-10-20T16:30:06Z

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