# CVE-2026-43512: Apache Tomcat: Digest authenticator will authenticate any unknown user

> CVE-2026-43512: Apache Tomcat: Digest authenticator will authenticate any unknown user. CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-43512
Last updated: 2026-06-17T10:49:50Z

- Published: 2026-05-12 15:24 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 10:49 UTC · Assigner: apache
- CVSS: 9.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 1.3%, 71th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-592

## Description

DEPRECATED: Authentication Bypass Issues vulnerability in digest authentication 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 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.117, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from before 7.0.0. Older unsupported versions any also be affect Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.22, 10.1.55 or 9.0.118 which fix the issue.

## Affected vendors and products

- Apache Software Foundation: Apache Tomcat

## Tracked companies

- [Confluence](https://rewindex.com/company/confluence.md)
- [Jira](https://rewindex.com/company/jira.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43512)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43512)
- [https://lists.apache.org/thread/7x09x7o12solvclslw3sz0288xc8wx73](https://lists.apache.org/thread/7x09x7o12solvclslw3sz0288xc8wx73)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-43512 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-43512.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-43512 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:14:29.326Z