CVE-2026-66756

Improper Protection of Alternate Path vulnerability in Apache Tika. This issue affects Apache Tika: from 4.0.0-alpha-1 before 4.0.0-beta-1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.0-beta-1, which fixes the issue.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/ynjg5lxwhqpc83pczf5y5561o2l4o568	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/30/24	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:tika:4.0.0:alpha1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:tika:4.0.0:beta1-rc1::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-30 20:18

Updated : 2026-08-10 14:15

NVD link : CVE-2026-66756

Mitre link : CVE-2026-66756

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-66756

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Products Affected

apache

tika

CWE

CWE-424

Improper Protection of Alternate Path

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