Tomcat Trailer Info Leak 911 (CVE-2026-88041)
CVE-2026-88041 Published on October 20, 2026

Apache Tomcat: HTTP/2 trailer header cross-contamination
Incomplete cleanup vulnerability in Apache Tomcat allowed an trailer information from a previous request to leak into a subsequent request. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M23 through 11.0.26, from 10.1.27 through 10.1.60, from 9.0.92 through 9.0.122. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.27, 10.1.61 or 9.0.123, which fix the issue.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-88041 can be exploited 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 have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

What is an Insufficient Cleanup Vulnerability?

The software does not properly "clean up" and remove temporary or supporting resources after they have been used.

CVE-2026-88041 has been classified to as an Insufficient Cleanup vulnerability or weakness.


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Affected Versions

Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat: