Sign in
Deutsch English Español Polski
Medium

Apache Tomcat has an Open Redirect vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 09.04.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 13:20

Occasional URL redirection to untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in Apache Tomcat via the LoadBalancerDrainingValve.

This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.18, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.52, from 9.0.0.M23 through 9.0.115, from 8.5.30 through 8.5.100. Other, unsupported versions may also be affected

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.20, 10.1.53 or 9.0.116, which fix the issue.

Affected software

Click a technology to see all vulnerabilities affecting it.

PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core >= 8.5.30, < 9.0.116, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.53, >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.20 9.0.116, 10.1.53, 11.0.20
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.tomcat:tomcat >= 8.5.30, < 9.0.116, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.53, >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.20 9.0.116, 10.1.53, 11.0.20
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina >= 8.5.30, < 9.0.116, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.53, >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.20 9.0.116, 10.1.53, 11.0.20

References

CVSS score 6.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-601
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina
Disclosed
09.04.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 13:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-9m3c-qcxr-9x87 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (41) in the archive
Total entries
41
First → latest
05.2019 08.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
3

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 9
  • High 16
  • Medium 11
  • Low 5

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. Apache Tomcat's DIGEST authenticator has an Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay vulnerability
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-65905 >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.25, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.58, >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.121, >= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.100, >= 7.0.30, <= 7.0.109 11.0.25, 10.1.58, 9.0.121
  2. Apache Tomcat has an Improper Access Control, Incorrect Authorization vulnerability
    Critical · 9.1 CVE-2026-65182 >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.25, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.58, >= 9.0.0-M1, < 9.0.121, >= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.100, >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.109 11.0.25, 10.1.58, 9.0.121
  3. Apache Tomcat's FORM authentication process has an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability
    Critical · 9.1 CVE-2026-68525 >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.25, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.58, >= 9.0.0-M1, < 9.0.121, >= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.100, >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.109 11.0.25, 10.1.58, 9.0.121
  4. Apache Tomcat: Unbounded read in WebDAV LOCK and PROPFIND handling
    High · 7.5 CVE-2026-41284 < 9.0.118, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.55, >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.22 9.0.118, 10.1.55, 11.0.22
  5. Apache Tomcat - Digest authenticator will authenticate any unknown user
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-43512 < 9.0.118, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.55, >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.22 9.0.118, 10.1.55, 11.0.22
  6. Apache Tomcat: LockOutRealm treats user names as case-sensitive
    High · 7.5 CVE-2026-43513 < 9.0.118, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.55, >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.22 9.0.118, 10.1.55, 11.0.22
  7. Apache Tomcat - Security constraints not correctly applied
    Critical · 9.1 CVE-2026-43515 < 9.0.118, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.55, >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.22 9.0.118, 10.1.55, 11.0.22
  8. Apache Tomcat - WebSocket authentication header exposure
    High · 7.3 CVE-2026-42498 < 9.0.118, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.55, >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.22 9.0.118, 10.1.55, 11.0.22
  9. Apache Tomcat has an Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output vulnerability in the JsonAccessLogValve
    High · 7.5 CVE-2026-34483 >= 9.0.40, < 9.0.116, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.54, >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.21 9.0.116, 10.1.54, 11.0.21
  10. Apache Tomcat has an Open Redirect vulnerability this entry
    Medium · 6.1 CVE-2026-25854 >= 8.5.30, < 9.0.116, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.53, >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.20 9.0.116, 10.1.53, 11.0.20
  11. Apache Tomcat Vulnerable to Relative Path Traversal
    High · 7.5 CVE-2025-55752 >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.11, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.45, >= 9.0.0-M11, < 9.0.109, >= 8.5.6, <= 8.5.100 11.0.11, 10.1.45, 9.0.109
  12. Apache Tomcat Catalina is vulnerable to DoS attack through bypassing of size limits
    High · 7.5 CVE-2025-52520 >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.9, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.43, >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.107, >= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.100 11.0.9, 10.1.43, 9.0.107
  13. Apache Tomcat - DoS in multipart upload
    High · 7.5 CVE-2025-48988 >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.8, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.42, >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.106, >= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.100 11.0.8, 10.1.42, 9.0.106
  14. Apache Tomcat: Potential RCE and/or information disclosure and/or information corruption with partial PUT
    Critical · 9.8 Exploited in attacks CVE-2025-24813 >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.3, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.35, >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.99, >= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.100 11.0.3, 10.1.35, 9.0.99
  15. Apache Tomcat Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability
    High CVE-2024-56337 >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.2, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.34 11.0.2, 10.1.34
  16. Apache Tomcat Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability
    High · 9.8 CVE-2024-50379 >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.2, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.34, >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.98, >= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.100 11.0.2, 10.1.34, 9.0.98
  17. Apache Tomcat - Authentication Bypass
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2024-52316 < 9.0.96, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.30, >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.1 9.0.96, 10.1.30, 11.0.1
  18. Apache Tomcat Improper Input Validation vulnerability
    High · 7.5 CVE-2023-46589 >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.0-M11, >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.16, >= 9.0.0-M1, < 9.0.83, >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.96 11.0.0-M11, 10.1.16, 9.0.83, 8.5.96
  19. Apache Commons FileUpload denial of service vulnerability
    High · 7.5 CVE-2023-24998 >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.5, >= 11.0.0-M2, < 11.0.0-M5, >= 8.5.85, < 8.5.88, >= 9.0.0-M1, < 9.0.71 10.1.5, 11.0.0-M5, 8.5.88, 9.0.71
  20. Apache Tomcat improperly escapes input from JsonErrorReportValve
    High · 7.5 CVE-2022-45143 >= 10.1.0, < 10.1.2 10.1.2
  21. Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Tomcat
    High · 7.5 CVE-2017-12616 >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.81 7.0.81
  22. Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Apache Tomcat
    High · 8.1 Exploited in attacks CVE-2017-12617 >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.1, >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.23, >= 8.0.0-RC1, < 8.0.47, >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.82 9.0.1, 8.5.23, 8.0.47, 7.0.82
  23. Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in Apache Tomcat
    Critical · 9.1 CVE-2017-5648 >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.0.M18, >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.13, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.42, >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.76 9.0.0.M18, 8.5.13, 8.0.42, 7.0.76
  24. Improper Access Control in Apache Tomcat
    High · 8.1 CVE-2016-5388 >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.72, >= 8.0.0, < 8.5.5 7.0.72, 8.5.5
  25. Apache Tomcat Improper Access Control vulnerability
    Critical · 9.8 Exploited in attacks CVE-2016-8735 < 6.0.48, >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.73, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.39, >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.7, >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.0.M12 6.0.48, 7.0.73, 8.0.39, 8.5.7, 9.0.0.M12
  26. Potential remote code execution in Apache Tomcat
    High · 7.0 CVE-2020-9484 >= 10.0.0-M1, < 10.0.0-M5, >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.35, >= 8.0.0, < 8.5.55, >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.104 10.0.0-M5, 9.0.35, 8.5.55, 7.0.104

Know which vulnerabilities affect your application

With the DockRay integration and software inventory enabled, DockRay checks reported component versions against known vulnerabilities and notifies you about confirmed matches. Coverage depends on the supported technology and available advisory data.

Connect your application
DockRay newsletter

Application security in your inbox

Important vulnerabilities, actionable guidance and practical advice for your applications. Choose your technologies and follow what matters to your project.

  • A daily digest of new vulnerabilities, critical ones included.
  • Notifications about important updates.
  • Practical advice on application security and monitoring.

Leave empty to receive updates for every technology.

Privacy policy

Free to subscribe. Unsubscribe with one click in any email.