{"id":"CVE-2026-75973","title":"Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat","summary":"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 applica…","severity":"high","cvss":7.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","cwe":["CWE-287"],"vendor":"Apache Software Foundation","product":"Apache Tomcat","affected":["apache_tomcat >= 11.0.0-M1 <= 11.0.25","apache_tomcat >= 10.1.0-M1 <= 10.1.59","apache_tomcat >= 9.0.0.M4 <= 9.0.121","apache_tomcat >= 8.5.0 <= 8.5.100"],"published":"2026-09-23","updated":"2026-09-23","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-23T19:19:14.230","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75973","references":[{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/njjcdkkzqyzx4n3ffc4ffjmyh5mpl1gr","label":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/23/20","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-23T15:28:51.510257Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-23T11:22:32.917Z","slug":"CVE-2026-75973","body":"## Overview\n\nImproper 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.\n\n\n\nThis 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.\n\n\n\nThe following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are \nknown to be affected: from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100. Other unsupported versions may also be affected.\n\n\n\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60, 9.0.122, which fixes the issue.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":40,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":40.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":209763,"id":"CVE-2026-75973","ts":1790180879840,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7.3"},{"seq":209762,"id":"CVE-2026-75973","ts":1790180879840,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}