CVE-2026-42498

Apache Tomcat: WebSocket authentication header exposure

State: Published
Severity: 7.3 High
Published: May 12, 2026
Updated: May 13, 2026
Reserved: Apr 27, 2026

Description

Exposure of HTTP Authentication Header to unexpected hosts during WebSocket authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.

This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.21, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.54, from 9.0.2 through 9.0.117, from 8.5.24 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.83 through 7.0.109.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.22, 10.1.55 or 9.0.118, which fix the issue.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	7.3 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-200 Exposure of HTTP Authentication Header to unexpected hosts

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Apache TomcatApache Software Foundation	11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.21Affected 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.54Affected 9.0.2 through 9.0.117Affected 8.5.24 through 8.5.100Affected 7.0.83 through 7.0.109Affected

References

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