Description
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Tomcat cause by security-role-ref definitions being incorrectly used as role aliases within the Realm in additional to the correct usage with Request.isUserInRole().



This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.25 through 9.0.120.



The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are
known to be affected: from 8.5.46 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.97 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected.



Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.25, 10.1.58 or 9.0.121, which fix the issue.
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-386
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apache
Apache tomcat
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache tomcat

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Description Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Tomcat cause by security-role-ref definitions being incorrectly used as role aliases within the Realm in additional to the correct usage with Request.isUserInRole(). This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.25 through 9.0.120. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.46 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.97 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.25, 10.1.58 or 9.0.121, which fix the issue.
Title Apache Tomcat: Servlet role references can bypass declarative role constraints
Weaknesses CWE-285
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T18:52:26.487Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T07:51:40.260Z

Link: CVE-2026-66422

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T02:30:38.956Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-25T22:17:05.560

Modified: 2026-08-27T15:16:11.953

Link: CVE-2026-66422

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-08-25T21:55:16Z

Links: CVE-2026-66422 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-01T14:30:18Z

Weaknesses