# CVE-2026-68569: Apache Tomcat: Principal lookup can fail open in some cases

> CVE-2026-68569: Apache Tomcat: Principal lookup can fail open in some cases. CVSS 8.1 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-68569
Last updated: 2026-09-21T12:17:17Z

- Published: 2026-08-25 21:59 UTC · Updated: 2026-09-21 12:17 UTC · Assigner: apache
- CVSS: 8.1 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS: 0.46%, 40th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-287

## Description

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat meant that in some circumstances (e.g. CLIENT-CERT, SPNEGO) that a user would be authenticated even if the user did not exist in the DataSourceRealm. 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. 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, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.25, 10.1.58 or 9.0.121, 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-2026-68569)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68569)
- [https://lists.apache.org/thread/8robqo76q0osxgw0b5lcwgz0hcf9h4zc](https://lists.apache.org/thread/8robqo76q0osxgw0b5lcwgz0hcf9h4zc)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-68569 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-68569.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-68569 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:14:35.934Z