CVE-2026-65182

Improper Access Control, Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache Tomcat leads to security constraint bypass if a constraint for a longer path is specified before a more restrictive constraint for a shorter sub-path. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.120, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.25, 10.1.58, 9.0.121, which fixes the issue.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/joosxvzc9b49ttj8lj0jw9mqt0ml767m	Vendor Advisory Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/26/1	Third Party Advisory Mailing List

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-25 22:17

Updated : 2026-08-27 15:27

NVD link : CVE-2026-65182

Mitre link : CVE-2026-65182

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-65182

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Products Affected

apache

tomcat

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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