CVE-2026-101296

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bl52b9go9ckoov8x4v3dt6rkm573cygd
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/20/26

Configurations

No configuration.

History

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20 Oct 2026, 14:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-20 14:16

Updated : 2026-10-21 04:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-101296

Mitre link : CVE-2026-101296

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-101296

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-304

Missing Critical Step in Authentication

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