CVE-2026-66422

Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Tomcat cause by security-role-ref definitions being incorrectly used as role aliases within the Realm in additional to the correct usage with Request.isUserInRole(). This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.25 through 9.0.120. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.46 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.97 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.25, 10.1.58 or 9.0.121, which fix the issue.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/j5plylz1b2vhqvbkqn7k58nygxhcpk73	Vendor Advisory Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/26/6	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 15:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-66422

Mitre link : CVE-2026-66422

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-66422

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Products Affected

apache

tomcat

CWE

CWE-285

Improper Authorization

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