CVE-2026-75973

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 7.3 HIGH
EPSS: 0.24%
EPSS Percentile: 13.72%
CISA KEV: Not listed

Description

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. When Jakarta Authentication was configured with SimpleAuthConfigProvider as the default provider and multiple web application used that provider, the realm for the first web application to authenticate a request would be used for all web applications. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.25, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.59, from 9.0.0.M4 through 9.0.121. 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. Other unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60, 9.0.122, which fixes the issue.

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 3.1
CNA / NVD Source: security@apache.org
Published: 23-Sep-2026 19:17
Last Modified: 24-Sep-2026 02:19
EPSS Date: 2026-10-11
CWE: CWE-287

CVSS Vector


            CVSS:3.1                            AV:N /
                            AC:L /
                            PR:N /
                            UI:N /
                            S:U /
                            C:L /
                            I:L /
                            A:L

References

Last enrichment sync: 12-Oct-2026 04:15
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (1)

CVE-2026-86350, CVE-2026-78437, CVE-2026-78383, CVE-2026-77791, CVE-2026-79677, CVE-2026-76183, CVE-2026-75973, CVE-2026-86248, CVE-2026-73581 (Apache Tomcat), CVE-2026-18163, CVE-2026-18162, CVE-2026-18169 Weekly Security Recap: Exploited Citrix NetScaler Flaw and Dozens of Vulnerabilities

CVE (135)

Vendors (1)

Products (2)

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