CVE-2026-65182: Apache Tomcat: Bypass longest prefix security constraint
Description
Improper Access Control, Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache Tomcat leads to security constraint bypass if a constraint for a longer path is specified before a more restrictive constraint for a shorter sub-path. 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, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.25, 10.1.58, 9.0.121, which fixes the issue.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N · CWE-284, CWE-863
Tracked companies
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Status incidents that name it
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Affected vendors and products
Apache Software Foundation: Apache Tomcat
References
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- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
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