CVE-2026-73180

Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability in Apache Tomcat meant that if the session ID for an authenticated HTTP session was changed after a WebSocket connection had been established under that authenticated HTTP session, the WebSokcet session would not be closed as required by the Jakarta WebSocket specification when the HTTP session ended. 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. 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 7.0.43 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 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/3j15vztszpyqss253mjq5v1kp7s6hooq	Vendor Advisory Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/26/10	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 12:40

NVD link : CVE-2026-73180

Mitre link : CVE-2026-73180

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-73180

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Products Affected

apache

tomcat

CWE

CWE-613

Insufficient Session Expiration

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