Apache Tomcat Auth Bypass via Digest Auth (<=9.0.117, 10.1.54, 11.0.21)
CVE-2026-43512 Published on May 12, 2026
Apache Tomcat: Digest authenticator will authenticate any unknown user
DEPRECATED: Authentication Bypass Issues vulnerability in digest authentication 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, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from before 7.0.0.
Older unsupported versions any also be affect
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.22, 10.1.55 or 9.0.118 which fix the issue.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-43512 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
DEPRECATED: Authentication Bypass Issues
This weakness has been deprecated because it covered redundant concepts already described in CWE-287.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-43512
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat:- Version 11.0.0-M1, <= 11.0.21 is affected.
- Version 10.1.0-M1, <= 10.1.54 is affected.
- Version 9.0.0.M1, <= 9.0.117 is affected.
- Version 8.5.0, <= 8.5.100 is affected.
- Version 7.0.0, <= 7.0.109 is affected.
- Before 7.0.0 is unknown.
Exploit Probability
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